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Henry VIII
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How did King Henry the 8th became famous in England?
King Henry the VIII became famous for a few reasons. He was the second son of Henry VII, the first son being Arthur, who died before he could ascend to the throne. Henry VIII became the second Tudor King of England in April, 1509, though he is mostly remembered for his plethora of wives.
He originally married Katherine of Aragon, who was the intended wife of his brother, Arthur, before his death. Katherine bore Henry a daughter, Mary, but after a succession of miscarriages, was unable to bear Henry the son he craved to carry on the Tudor dynasty. A woman by the name of Anne Boleyn caught his eye and he began to see her as an option for a new chance at a male heir. He began divorce proceedings (then unheard of for a monarch) against Katherine of Aragon on the basis that his marriage to her was invalid due to her engagement to his brother, Arthur, in order to marry Anne Boleyn. The pope refused this request, and eventually Henry separated from Rome and proclaimed himself the head of the Church of England, instead of the Pope and signed off on his own divorce. He married Anne Boleyn, who bore him a daughter, Elizabeth. Anne also had several miscarriages and was unsuccessful at providing a male heir. Henry became frustrated with his new wife and eventually had her beheaded to make way for Jane Seymour, who did finally give him a son, Edward, but then died in childbirth. After her death, he married Anne of Cleves, but quickly annulled the marriage apparently based on the fact that her appearance was not pleasing enough for him. He then married young and beautiful Kathryn Howard, then soon after had her beheaded for infidelity. His final wife, Katherine Parr, remained married to him until his death in 1547.
Of course, he was also involved with many other women during his lifetime, some even bore him male children, but since Henry was not married to the mothers of these children, they were considered illegitimate and therefore could not take the throne.
King Henry the VIII was also an accomplished musician, and actually wrote the ballad "Greensleeves". His court was filled with some of the most accomplished minds of his time. His reign marked the beginning of the split of England from Rome, and the eventual change from Catholicism to Protestantism.
Why did Henry VIII close the monastries?
Because he wanted to close the catholic church down in England so he could build his own church, the church of England.
Mostly because he wanted a divorce and the pope wouldn't give him one.
King Henry VII outlawed what in 1543?
he banned sport because he didn't like them and he had an injury over them
Why did Henry VIII marry Catherine of Howard?
It wasn't Catherine OF Howard its was Catherine Howard and the order of his wives went like this Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Parr, Catherine Howard so to remember them use this: divorced beheaded and died, divorced beheaded survived.
None of his previous wives had given him a son which he desperately wanted.
No it's like this. Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr. and Jane Seymour gave Henry a son who was Edward But he died when he was sixteen.
What is the reasons that Henry VIII changed the religion of the church in the England?
While Henry VIII initially defended the faith, he became an adversary when it obstructed him from divorcing his wife, Catherine of Aragon. His failure to produce a male heir with her made him desperate for change. Through his insistence, Parliament enacted laws that curbed the influence of the Catholic Church and made Henry head of the Church of England.
When did Catherine Howard marry King Henry VIII?
Answer Catherine Howard, the fifth of Henry VIII's six wives, was born sometime between 1520 and 1525 - the exact date is not recorded. She married Henry on 28th July 1540 when she was between 15 and 20 years old. Caterine Howard Catherine Howard was the fifth of Henry VIII's six wives. Her date of birth is unknown but is thought to be between 1520 and 1525. She married the King on 28th July 1540, aged between 15 and 20.
Who is Catherine of aragon's father?
Her parents were Ferdinand II, King of Aragon, and Isabella I, Queen of Castile. She was thus Infanta Catherine of Aragon and Castile (in Spanish: Infanta Catalina de Aragon y Castilla). To learn more about Catherine of Aragon go to TudorHistory.org.
How many times did anne of cleves marry?
Answer After her divorce from King Henry VIII Anne of Cleves remained in England for the rest of her life. As part of the divorce agreement, she was to be treated as "the king's sister" and essentially to remain under what would be called today house arrest. She never remarried (her interaction with others was severely limited) and she outlived Henry and all of his other wives.
What did Henry VIII do in his life?
Henry VIII did many things in his life, the most important possibly being breaking away from Catholicism. When the Pope wouldn't annul his marriage, King Henry broke away and made his own church, the Church of England, a form of Protestantism. He also had six wives: Catherine of Aragon (divorced her, then she died without ever being able to see her daughter), Anne Boleyn (beheaded), Jane Seymour (died of childbirth), Anne of Cleves (divorced her because she was so ugly...which is kind of funny since Henry VIII was morbidly obese), Catherine Howard (beheaded), and Catherine Parr (outlived him). Henry VIII had three children: Edward became king after his death, except he was still a minor and had a regent to rule for him, in a way. After he died, Mary inherited the puppet kingdom and turned the country Catholic, burnign almost 300 Protestants martyrs for not giving up their religion before she died after five torturous years. Then Elizabeth inherited, and her rule finally brought back the good old ways, where the sun shone over England, went back to the Anglican Church, and helped England flourish. She ruled from 1558-1603, until her death.
What was Catherine of aragons mother named?
Catherine of Aragon's mother was Isabelle or Isabella of Castille
Is Stephanie Seymour the daughter of Jane Seymour?
Jane Seymour the actress had four, Katherine and Sean with her third husband David Flynn and twins Johnny and Kris with James Keach. Jane Seymour of English History, the wife of Henry VIII was the mother of Edward VI.
Did Katherine Parr have Children?
Answer Catherine Parr was the last of Henry VIII's six wives and they had no children together.
King Henry the 8th wanted to divorce his wife. So being king and all he decided to start his own church so he could change the rules. The was the beginning of the Episcopalian church. In our Nicene creed we even say, "According to the Holy Roman Catholic Church" even though we are an Anglican church. Yes, he succeeded in separating himself with Catherine(I believe it was Catherine he was married so many times). Pun on separated, she was beheaded. It seemed to be the trend of the day.
The above is incorrect on an extremely important point:
Catherine of Aragon, Henry's first wife, was not beheaded, or even executed. Catherine was Henry's brother's widow and was married to Henry from 1509 until 1533. During that time, she gave birth to six children. But, only Mary survived. Knowing that Catherine was getting too old to provide him with the son he so desperately wanted, Henry wanted to move on to the younger Anne Boleyn. When the pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine, Henry made laws separating England from Rome and legalizing his divorce from Catherine and marriage to Anne. Catherine spent the rest of isolated and exiled, and died in 1536. Henry's second wife, however, was beheaded. After giving birth to Henry's second daughter, she was accused of witchcraft, treason and adultery.
Why did Henry VIII cut of people's heads?
It wasn't just Henry VIII who did this, it was the standard method of execution in those days. Capital punishment was widely used in past Centuries, and right from Roman times up until the early 18th Century, beheading was the standard means of carrying it out.
Henry VIII was a harsh ruler and sentenced many people to death on charges of treason or other major crimes, but the practice was not unique to him- many other monarchs both before and after him did the same thing.
He had two of his wives beheaded on charges of treason- Anne Boleyn because she would not agree to divorce him and was said to be planning to poison both him and his third wife Jane Seymour (how much actual evidence there is for this is not clear, but there IS some reason to suppose that Anne was becoming mentally unbalanced in the year or so before she was put to death), and Katherine Howard, again on treason charges but this time related to adultery, which in those days was considered a treasonable offence for the consort of a reigning monarch.
Although he was a 'bloody King', Henry did not always willingly sentence people to death- he was genuinely fond of his Chancellor, Thomas More, who opposed the creation of Henry's divorce laws so that the King could divorce Catherine of Aragon, and tried very hard to get Thomas to agree to them.
It also has to be said that beheading is an extremely quick way of execution- that, along with being shot, is the quickest way to go. As soon as the base of the cerebral cortex is severed, death is instentaneous, and the victim was usually brain-dead before the axe had finished severing their neck. It is also so quick that it is pretty well painless.
What colours were poor people not allowed to wear in the reign of Henry VIII?
Purple, it was the color of royalty. I don't know if they weren't allowed to wear it. The inks used to make purple were the rarest and most expensive, that's why it was the royal color. Poor people certainly couldn't afford it.
What was the names of Jane Seymour's siblings?
Jane Seymour (c1509 - 1537), the third wife of Henry VIII (1491 - 1537), and daughter of Sir John Seymour and Margery Wentworth; had the following brothers and sisters:
· John Seymour (died: 1510)
· Margery Seymour (1502 - 1520
· Edward Seymour, First Duke of Somerset (c1506 - 1552)
· Thomas Seymour, First Baron Seymour of Sudeley (c1508 - 1549)
· Elizabeth Seymour, the Marchioness of Winchester (c1513 - 1563)
· Sir Henry Seymour (c1514 - c1568)
· Dorothy Seymour
· Anthony Seymour
Did Henry VIII have any brothers and sisters?
Henry VIII's had six siblings, 3 died at birth, of the three who survived he had one brother ... Arthur (the Prince of Wales) and two sisters Margaret and Mary.
Arthur was older than Henry by five years. But because Arthur died just 4 months after getting married to Catalina de Aragon, Henry inherited the throne.
Yes, he had two brothers. Arthur who was 5 years older than Henry and Edmund who was 8 years younger. But both died young- Arthur died aged 15 and Edmund died aged 1 year and 2 months.
Henry had seven siblings but only three survived infancy.
His older brother, Prince Arthur was born born in 1486 and was the heir-apparent, making Henry an second Prince, or the "Spare" Prince. Arthur died at age 16; possibly of pulmonary tuberculosis, making Henry the heir-apparent, at age 10.
His older sister Princess Margaret, was born in 1489, and later became Queen of Scotland.
His younger sister Princess Mary, was born in 1496. Henry VIII married her to King Louis XII of France in 1514. Louis was aged 52 and Mary 18 but Mary was only Queen of France for three months as Louis soon died. Mary then quickly married Henry VIII's close companion Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk. Their daughter, Frances, was the mother of Lady Jane Grey, 'the nine day queen'.
Did Henry VIII kill 2 of his wives?
Henry VIII did not, personally, kill any of his wives.
His second wife, Anne Boleyn, was tried, convicted and executed for treason, adultery and incest. The charges were almost certainly untrue.
His fifth wife, Katherine Howard, was tried, convicted and executed for treason and adultery. The charges were almost certainly true.
No, he did not, personally kill any of them.
His first wife was Catherine of Aragon (Mary's mother) who he married on 11th June 1509; was slowly stripped of her power as Queen until their marriage was annuled on the accusation that her marriage to Arther, Henry's elder brother, had in fact been consumated (something she always denied). Their marriage was annuled in 1533 and she was sent away from court. She died three years later.
His second wife, Anne Boleyn (Elizabeth I's mother), married Henry in 1533 when she was pregnant with his child - this was what caused Henry to annul his marriage with Catherine - and gave birth to his second daughter, who was not the male heir Henry desired. Anne became pregnant again, however she miscarried/stillbirth. Henry was already interested in someone else, as his infatuation with Anne had faded fast. She was arrested, on 2nd May 1536 on charges of adultery, incest and plotting to murder the King. On the 19th of the same month after a trial and conviction, she was excecuted. The charges were almost certainly false.
His third wife, Jane Seymore (Edward's mother) was a lady-in-waiting to both Catherine and Anne and rose to favour with Henry as Anne plummeted. Within 24hrs of Anne Boleyn's execution, Henry and Jane were betrothed, on the 30th of May they married. Her son, Edward, was born on the 15th of October 1537 and Jane died on 24th October, just two weeks after the birth.
His fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, was a diplomatic marriage that lasted merely a few months - they were married 6th of January and divorced July the same year; accepting the honerary title of 'King's Sister'.
His fifth wife, Kathryn Howard, was married to Henry just 16 days after his divorce with Anne of Cleves on July 28th, 1540. Kathryn was 19 and Henry was 49, and it is said that their marriage cheered Henry greatly. Less than a year into the marriage, however, rumours of infidelity began and in November 1541 there was enough evidence against Kathryn to begin investigations. She was executed on Febuary 13th, 1542 again after a trial and conviction.
Henry's sixth and last wife was Katherine Parr. Her mother had been lady-in-waiting for Catherine of Aragon (Henry's first wife) and had in fact named Katherine after the first Queen. Katherine Parr first married Edward Borough when she was 17, however Borough died four years later in 1533. She later married John Neville in 1534, who later died in 1543 when Katherine was 31. Katherine expressed her desire to marry Thomas Seymour (Jane Seymour's brother) however the King's request for her hand in marriage she felt was her duty to accept. Katherine and Henry were married July 12th 1543.
Henry VIII died in January 1547, and was succeeded by nine-year-old Edward, then Mary, and finally Elizabeth I.
How long did Henry VIII's 3rd wife live?
The third of his wives was Jane Seymour, she lived from 1509 to 23.10.1537.
To honour also the other 5 wives here are their data plus some more information.
- Catherine of Aragón 15.12.1485-07.01.1536, married 1509, divorced 1533 (child Mary I.).
Catherine was the daughter of Fernando V. the Catholic of Spain and aunt of Emperor Charles V.. She first was married to Henry's elder brother Arthur, Prince of Wales and heir to the throne who died short time after their marriage and before he could become King. Catherine was then married by Henry, the next Prince in throne succession.
- Anne Boleyn 1507-15.05.1536, married 1533, beheaded (child Elisabeth I.).
Anne was the granddaughter of Thomas Howard and stayed at the court as of 1522, To marry her Henry abandoned the Catholic confession of the entire nation and let Archbishop Thomas Cranmer declare his marriage with Catherine of Aragón null and void. When Anne Boleyn did not give birth to a son Henry decided to go for another woman, the colourless Jane Seymour. As another divorce was impossible, he falsely accused Anne of adultery with a musician of her suite. Imprisoned in the Tower she had no chance of getting away, Henry was her murderer and she was his victim. Her executioner came from Calais as he was renowned for his perfect craft with the sword. At the time of her execution on the London Tower court scaffold Henry happily danced with Jane Seymour in the nearby palace. Henry and Jane married on the next day.
- Jane Seymour 1509-23.10.1537 , married on 16.05.1536 (child Edward VI.).
Jane Seymore was well beloved by Henry, she influenced him to reestablish his daughter Mary in throne succession but she died some days after giving birth to her son Edward.
- Anne of Cleves 22.09.1515-28.07.1557, married 1540, divorced in July 1540. Her Holbein portrait painting that Henry had ordered and the advice of Lord Chancellor Thomas Cromwell made him decide to marry Anne. Upon her arrival in London he found her not attractive and soon after their marriage and a couple of sexual failures in bed he started the divorce procedure and ordered the execution of Thomas Cromwell. Anne feared to be killed by her brothers if sent back to Cleves and stayed in England for the rest of her life always being a well received "sisterly" guest at court.
- Catherine Howard 1520-13.02.1542 was a niece of the Duke of Norfolk, she and Henry married in July 1540. After her flirting with a former friend during a rural hunting season was discovered her friend was imprisoned and tortured until confession, Catherine was accused of adultery, sentenced to death and beheaded in the Tower. Catherine Howard was pretty, sympathetic, charming, very generous but a bit too flighty.
- Catherine Parr 1509-07.09.1548, married Henry in July 1543 as her third husband. She tried to influence the Anglican church development and had one critical clash with Henry on religious issues. She barely managed the situation and refrained from power interactions thereafter.
