Henry VIII

Henry VIII (1491 - 1547) and Catherine Howard (c1520 - 1542) were married on 28 July 1540, and, after being charged with adultery, Catherine was demoted as queen on 22 November 1541. So this would make them married for about 16 months. Catherine was beheaded on 13 February 1542.

He sends tennis balls. Henry says he will turn the gift into weapons as he will need many weapons to fight France!

Because he wanted a divorce from his first wife and the Catholic church wouldn't let him.

--------------------------------Why did henry split from the Church?

Short answer is , he didn't! Henry simply followed the teachings of the ancient Church and pointed out,virtually, that the Pope had no authority outside his own See,Rome! Te Bishop of Romewas so incensed at being unmasked that he withdrew from Communion with Henry!

Strictly speaking, Henry didn't have any stillborn children, but his first two wives did. Katherine of Aragon was pregnant at least 7 times. Two pregnancies were miscarried, one daughter was stillborn, two sons died within weeks of being born. The only living daughter, Mary, was born in 1516. The last recorded pregnancy was in 1518 when Katherine was 33 years old. Anne Boleyn (Henry's second queen) had three stillbirths, one of whom was a son. Anne's only living child was Elizabeth who later became Queen Elizabeth.

'God will send me well to keep'

Jane Seymour (b.1504-09) the third wife of Henry VIII (1491 - 1547), betrothed to Henry the day after Anne Boleyn's execution, died on 24 October 1537 (probably from puerperal fever) twelve days after giving birth to Henry's only legitimate son, Edward, later Edward VI (1537 - 1553). It was with Jane that a dying Henry asked to be buried. They are interred together in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

After the death of his third wife, Jane Seymour, Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves.

Catherine Parr had no relationship with Henry VII and she only had a relationship with one of Henry VII's children, Henry VIII who was her third husband.

At first, Henry was a religious conservative, siding with Rome, who dismissed Martin Luther's ideas out of hand. Henry felt so strongly opinionated about this that by1518 he hd started to write a book in defense of the papacy while he was reading Martin Luther's attack on indulgences. This book eventually developed into the "Assertio Septem Sacramentorum" or Defence of the Seven Sacraments, which defended the the supremacy of the Pope (and ironically, the sacramental nature of marriage). In 1521, as a result of this spiriited defense, Pope Leo X awarded Henry the title of "Fidei defensor" a Latin title which translates as "Defender of the Faith" and is still used by English monarchs today.

However, by 1525, motivated by his obsession with obtaining a male heir, and strongly enamored of Anne Boleyn, Henry was desperate to find a solution to allow him to put aside Catherine of Aragon, his Queen since 1509, in favor of someone who would give him a live male heir. By this point, Henry was seriously considering Luther's ideas on the independence of church and state, as a lever clearing the way for him as King, to rule on, and invalidate his current marriage. This obsession led finally in 1534, to the Act of Supremacy which declared that the King was "the only Supreme Head in Earth of the Church of England" and the Treasons Act 1534 made it high treason, punishable by death, to refuse to acknowledge the King as such.

Though mainly motivated by dynastic and personal concerns, and despite never really abandoning the fundamentals of the Roman Catholic Church, Henry ensured that the greatest act of his reign would be one of the most radical and decisive of any English monarch. His break with Rome in 1533-34 was an act with enormous consequences for the subsequent course of English history beyond the Tudor dynasty.

She was from one of the most prominent Roman Catholic families in England, and Henry's bishops did not want to see Catholic influence in high places.

It was not difficult for them to dig up scandal about her, since she was so young and indiscreet, and she (and two of the boyfriends) paid the ultimate penalty.

Henry VIII had a whipping boy so he wasn't punnished for doing wrong, insted his whipping boy was whipped.

Protestantism is basically shunning of the Catholic church and all its doctrines and dogma. Protestants believe that the Catholic church in Rome should have no power over government and monarchy.So based on that last statement and having read enough about Henry to venture an opinion I would say he was always a protestant he just didnt know it until it worked in his favour

Catherine of Aragon (She was the mother of henrys daughter Mary Tudor)

Anne Boleyn (She was the mother of henrys daughter Elizabeth)

Jane Seymour (She was the mother of henrys son Edward)

He didn't sponsor any voyages.

King Henry VIII succeeded to the English throne in 1509 upon the death of his father, King Henry VII.

Answer King Henry VII did not execute his wife. He was born on 28th January 1457, became King after his victory at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 and reigned until his death on 21st April 1509. His wife, Elizabeth of York, died of an infection following childbirth on 11th February 1503. He was succeeded by his son, King Henry VIII, who married six times, two of whose wives (Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard) were executed.

Henry VIII's palaces were Whitehall Palace, Windsor Castle and (after he sacked Cardinal Wolsey) Hampton Court.

He was also having another palace built in the Surrey countryside called Nonsuch Palace, so named because there was to be 'none such like it in all of England'. However, the King died whilst it was still under construction. It was finally completed seven years after his death and used by all monarchs up until Charles II, who gave it to his mistress the Duchess of Cleveland. She was a gambling addict, who had it dismantled in the late 17th Century to sell the materials to pay off her debts.

Yes, in her youth. She had long auburn hair and was widely regarded to be very beautiful. Sadly, after 6 preganancies her looks went.

Catherine Parr and King Henry VIII were married on 12 July 1543. The queen consort would have been about 21, and the King would have been 52. Parr was the King's final wife and their marriage ended with his death on 28 July 1547.

His eldest son's name was Arthur, he married to Katherine, died, and his brother Henry (It was common to name your son after yourself at this time), became King Henry VIII and married Arthur's widowed wife

Edward the 6th, his heir. Then Mary, then Elizabeth.

It was Henry VIII who pulled England out from under the authority of the Roman Catholic church and the Pope, and established the Church of England under the headship of the King. He did this because the Roman Catholic Church would not allow him a divorce.

Between 1527 and 1530 Henry attempted to divorce Catherine, but failed.

In 1530 he decided to break with Rome in order to divorce her, making him the main ruler of England so therefore he could decide on the laws.

On May 10th 1533 the divorce came before court and by May 23rd 1533 the marriage was declared "null and void," giving Henry the divorce he desperately needed.

He was infatuated with her and still had hope for a son. Seeing as he was getting increasingly impotent, it was most likely he could only beget one with a woman for whom he held strong desire.