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Henry VIII
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Why did Henry VIII dissolve the monasteries?
Henry VII needed money urgently which he was not getting right now as his income was around 110,000 he thought of ways that he could make money. He later decided that he would break away from the Catholic Church and make the Protestant Church. But Henry knew it would be hard as it was very difficult for kings to control the church. The church was very powerful. It could make people scared and tell them they're going to hell.
As well as getting money by breaking away from the church he also had another reason, he had a quarrel with pope Gregory because Henry wanted a divorce from Catherine of Aragon since she could not produce a male heir since she was too old and at that time they did not believe in divorce so his pledge was refused by pope Gregory.
What years did Henry II rule over England?
England Wales Scotland and Ireland.
He also ruled over more territory in France than the French King himself.
He was Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou and he gained Aquitaine and Gascony through his marriage to Elanor of Aquitane
Why did King Henry VIII divorce his fourth wife?
Henry VIII did not divorce any of his wives. His marriage to Katherine of Aragon was annulled, by the newly appointed Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer. Henry also annulled his marriage to his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves.
Divorce is probably an understatement but Henry the 8th ultimately needed a wife who would bear a male offspring to eventually take over as King of England. A son was eventually sired with his marriage to Jane Seymour when they gave birth to a son named Prince Edward in 1537, who would eventually become King Edward VI.
Part of the reason was because he needed a male heir. He actually did not divorce Catherine, the marriage was annulled.
What was Henry VIII's mum's name?
Elizabeth of York (1465-1503). Henry VII married her to end the rift between the House of York and the House of Lancaster. So Henry VIII (their son) would be from both families.
According to the Tudor Web site, Henry VIII's mother was Elizabeth of York, the daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville.
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Because he was this 6ft4 giant with a lot of weight behind him, he was also very sporty as well, he was an athlete. So he had a lot of presence about him. Then the more obvious reason for him being feared was the way he dealt with people that opposed him, he very publicly had people executed. He was also very temperamental so if he was in a bad mood then anyone around him was likely to be executed, for example after accusing Wolsey of Praemunire and sentencing him to death, he soon regretted it.
What happened to catherine parr?
The sixth and last wife of Henry VIII, Katherine Parr (b. c1512), had already been widowed twice, when she married Henry on 12 July 1543. She was a very sensible and intellectual lady, and outlived Henry, as he died on 28 January 1547. Katherine married again, after Henry's death, to Thomas Seymour, a brother of Jane Seymour. She became pregnant and gave birth to a girl on 30 August 1548, and died of puerperal fever on 5 September 1548.
What were two reasons for Romes serious economic problems?
1. Because of its constant expansion, Rome had a constant influx of slave labor- and then it had a labour deficit when it stops bringing in as many slaves (when the conquests stopped).
2. The territory was too big and a lot of resources were needed to defend it.
(Both of these factors led to problems in the economy, which contributed to its decline.)
Which one of Henry VIII's wives was married four times?
His last wife Katherine Parr Henry was her third husband and when he died she married Thomas Seymour
How old was Henry VIII when he died?
Henry VIII was 55 years old when he died.
He died on January 28th, 1547. He was buried in St. George's Chapel, within Winsdor Castle, alongside Jane Seymour, his deceased third wife.
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Henry V of England (lived 1387-1422, reigned 1413-1422) is now chiefly known as the victor of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, though his broader domestic and foreign policies were successful, too. Immortalized in Shakespeare's play Henry V.
Why did Henry VIII marryCatherine of Aragon?
Henry VII had only recently become King of England by defeating Richard III, and was intent on establishing the Tudor Dynasty. Key to this was to win recognition (and therefore legitimacy) from the other royal families on the Continent by arranging a marriage between his oldest son and heir (Arthur) to an eligible princess of a prominent power. In this case, that was Spain. Henry also drove a hard bargain for a substantial dowry to accompany her. Arthur and Catherine were married, but shortly after, Arthur died (popularly attributed to "consumption"). This put the marriage alliance with Spain in jeopardy, but even worse for Henry VII was that it meant that he might have to return the dowry! His solution to both questions was to marry Catherine to his second son, the future Henry VIII. As marriage to the deceased older brother's wife was then considered incestuous, Henry VII successfully petitioned the Pope for dispensation, claiming that, although married to Catherine, Arthur had never consummated the marriage.
Years later, when Henry VIII sought to divorce Catherine, his argument to Rome was that Arthur had indeed consummated the marriage before his death, and that Catherine's subsequent re-marriage to Henry was incestuous, and should be annulled.
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Why did Henry VIII make the break with rome?
Henry VIII was a king from the Tudor era. He is mainly known for having 6 wives. He also started the Church of England and broke with the Roman Catholic Church. We are going to take a closer look at why Henry broke with Rome and how significant money was when breaking with Rome.
Henry had just fought in a war against France. He had splashed the cash on all the latest weapons. This cost Henry a lot of money and Henry needed money soon. The Church was incredibly rich at that time. To Henry it made sense to take over the church and take its money. The pope was also taking all the taxes people would give in tithes and offerings. Henry 'needed' the money so he could spend it on the war.
Henry was married to Catherine of Aragon at this time but she had failed to give him a son. Henry wanted a son to take over power from him when he died. Henry thought God was punishing him for marrying his brother's widow. He also loved Anne Boleyn and was sure she would give him a son. Before he could even think about marring Anne he would have to divorce Catherine. If he did he would need permission from the Pope. The Holy Roman Empire controlled the Pope and his decisions. The leader of the Holy Roman Empire was related to Catherine of Aragon and did not want to let the family down by letting his relative get divorced. This obviously did not please Henry. If Henry wanted to divorce Catherine than he would have to do something about this situation. If he took over the church he could get a divorce whenever he wanted.
The monks and nuns where not living very holy lives. They were greedy and sinful. They were stealing money and wine. This was a big problem that needed thinking about. Henry knew that if the monasteries remained open that he would be 'the king who let down England'. This would not be good as he thought of himself as the most powerful king. He could not intervene with the monasteries as they were under the church's protection. If Henry took over the Catholic church than he could solve the problem. This is another reason why he broke with the church.
Henry longed for power. That was all he ever wanted. The church was also the most powerful thing there was at that time. It could make decisions for you and you could not change that decision. Henry longed for that amount of power. If he took over the church he could have that amount of power and use that power whenever he wanted to.
What is the difference of poor Tudor houses and rich Tudor houses?
rich peoples houses were very beautifully built and they were made of pure carved stone with horse hair as cement but it actually worked
A poor persons house was very different because most poor houses were very badly built with rotten woods and sometimes even stones with no cement and inside the rich homes was comfy furniture and lovely wallpaper but inside a poor home there would be poor light and damp conditions with maybe a wooden stool and a bit of linen with hay stuffed underneath.
How many people did king Henry the VIII behead?
There is no known definitive answer to this question; however, some historians estimate he ordered about 120 executions per month, most, but not all, beheading Using these figures the total number of deaths would exceed 54,000 over the course of his 38-year reign. Other estimates have been as high as 72,000. While possible, neither number can be confirmed.
In addition to executing criminals and enemies of the state, Henry VIII ordered two of his wives, Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard, to be beheaded, and is also rumored to have caused the death of many members of his own family and his personal servants.
It should be noted that the King was responsible for "judicial murders," which are executions carried out by order of the court or a sovereign head, not by Henry VIII himself.
I have talked to a specialised person in this sort of subject and has said 'he has killed an estimated number of about 165 people a month which through his 38- year reign comes to a total of about 55,000 but there has been an estimate of about 72,500 executions' Though two of these people beheaded were his wives Anne Boleyn and Cathrine Howard
How long was Catherine of Aragon married to Henry VIII?
King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon were married on 11th June 1509, and the marriage was formally annulled on 23rd May 1533, so the simple answer to this question is the interval between these dates - a little short of 24 years.
Henry VIII was the second son of King Henry VII, and it had been expected that his older brother, Arthur, would inherit the throne. Arthur, as heir to the throne, held the title Prince of Wales and he had married Catherine of Aragon on 14th November 1501. The couple went to live in Ludlow Castle, in part as preparation for Arthur's intended future role as King. On 2nd April 1502, Arthur died from what may have been tuberculosis.
After much diplomatic exchanges, disagreements with his father, and intervention from the Pope, it was agreed that Henry would marry his dead brother's widow. A special dispensation to allow this was obtained from the Pope, on the grounds that Catherine's marriage to Arthur had not been consummated - they had not had sex - and Catherine was required to testify to this.
Henry VII died on 21 April, 1509, his son became King Henry VIII and married Catherine on 11th June the same year. The marriage appears to have been happy and successful, with Catherine taking an active part in affairs of State, notably the defeat of The Scots at the Battle of Flodden.
However, despite having six pregnancies, there was only one surviving child of the union, a daughter who would later become Queen Mary I. By about 1525 Henry had met, and become infatuated with, Anne Boleyn. He was fully aware of the manner in which his father had become King - his forces had defeated and killed King Richard III at Bosworth Field ending the long and bloody Civil War known as The Wars of the Roses.
Concerned to avoid another conflict after his own death, Henry wished to have a son who would be an undisputed heir to the throne. This, together with his feelings for Anne Boleyn, provided a powerful motive to end his marriage to Catherine.
At this time, the Pope was a virtual prisoner of Catherine's nephew, King Charles V of Spain and was unable to approve a divorce. This led to the "Break with Rome" whereby Henry declared himself the head of The Church in England and the ultimate solution was that Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, declared the marriage unlawful in May 1533.
This was not a divorce, but a decree that the marriage had been illegitimate from the beginning. From this point of view, Henry had never been married to Catherine at all.
Henry had married Anne Boleyn in January, 1533 and their daughter, the future Queen Elizabeth I, was born on 7th September 1533.
Catherine never accepted the Annulment and maintained that she was the rightful Queen of England until her death in 1536 - from her point of view the marriage lasted for 27 years.
A counter-question being posed amongst contemporary scholars asks "Was Henry VIII ever married to Catherine of Aragon?"
After all, this was Henry's defence to the Church and the Pope when seeking his divorce. When he spoke about Catherine after the "divorce", he referred to her as "Princess Dowager" rather than "Queen". Henry's new awareness of the Leviticus scriptures forbidding marriage between a man and his brother's wife led him to believe that he had never been married to Catherine because it was divinely forbidden.
However, with this technicality aside, there are several key dates for their marriage.
23 June 1503-marriage treaty signed between Henry and Catherine.
25 June 1503-the couple were betrothed.
6 July 1503- The Pope indicated willingness to grant the much needed dispensation.
July/August 1503- the couple were formally married (though there is little record of the precise date in the Tudor records)
It is difficult to pinpoint a single date for the Divorce, given that there was input from both England and Rome, but the general year is 1527,giving them a marriage (on paper) of roughly 24 years.
Please bear in mind that there is must debate on these dates. David Starkey has been the trusted source for this information yet he differs from John McGurk who puts forth a marriage date of 1509.
What year did Henry viii chop off Katherine parrs head?
Catherine Parr had married Henry VIII. in 1543, Henry died in 1547 and Catherine died of natural causes on 07.09.1548. Two other wives of Henry were beheaded, Anna Boleyn in 1536 and Catherine Howard in 1542.
Christoph
How did Jane Seymour's and Henry VIII's relationship end?
that would be Henry Vlll and Jane Saymour, she died giving birth to his only son Edward.
Why did Henry the VIII separate the Catholic Church and the Church of England?
Henry VIII separated from the catholic church to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon and to marry Anne Boleyn. Henry didn't originally plan to break with the authority of the Pope. Henry assumed that the Pope would readily grant him the annulment When the Pope, after keeping Henry waiting on an answer for almost six years, refused to approve of the divorce, Henry was forced into action. After secretly marring Anne, Henry had the newly proclaimed Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cramner, announce the his marriage to Katherine of Aragon was null and void, the children (Mary I) illegitimate. Henry's marriage to Anne Boleyn was declared true and the children of the match legitimate.
King Henry was also a socialist, and destested the corrupt and superstitious ways of the Catholic Church during the 1500s. There were many barbaric rituals that he (and Anne) felt had no place in the world of religion, such as learning all prayers in Latin, or superstitious beleifs such as "holy saint's blood" - which was actually goats blood refilled regularly by the monks - having healing properties. Henry wanted to convert the monasteries and other Catholic establishments into places that served the population - schools, hospitals, etc.
The Catholic Church was also very wealthy, with lands and treasures which Henry seized and used to fill the English treasuries, as England was in debt at the time.
A different reason is because Henry wanted the power so he set up a church he could rule himself the church of England.
After the death of Henry VIII on 28 January 1547, Katherine Parr (his sixth wife), married Thomas Seymour, one of Jane Seymour's brothers, that same year. The exact date is not known, but a letter from Thomas Seymour dated 17 May refers to himself as her husband.
The marriage turned out to be difficult for Katherine at times, as Seymour had an unhealthy interest in the teenaged Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth I). Katherine became pregnant and gave birth to a girl on 30 August 1548, but died a few days later on 5th September, after contracting puerperal fever.
When did catherine parr become queen?
She was Queen of England from 1509 (when she married Henry VIII) until 1533 (when Henry VIII anulled their marriage). She was Spanish princess (actually, infanta of Aragon and Castile) and Queen of England as Henry VIII's first wife.
Why is King Henry Vll of England unhappy with his marriage to Catherine of Aragon?
Not at first. When they got married he was very much in love with her. After many years he was unhappy because she was not able to give him the son and heir he needed and that is why he divorced her also because Anne Boleyn said that she would be able to give him the sons that Catherine could not
When Henry was young, he was very sporty. but one day he got an injury and was not able to exercise. His favourite fruits were strawberries and cherries. Strawberries and cream became very popular in the court at his reign. After a while he began to put on weight. He soon asked for his clothes to be made to hide his bulging waistline. Soon he had a new fashion started.
When he died, the coffin he was laid in broke because of his weight. He also needed very strong men to carry his chair around the village.
His weight was around 300 pounds - 136kg.
Why did King Henry VIII execute Catherine of Aragon?
Catherine of Aragon (1485 - 1536), the first wife of Henry VIII (1491 -1547) was not beheaded. She was unfortunately not able to produce a male heir for Henry, something he desperately wanted. They had one living child, Mary - later Mary I (1516 - 1558) out of the six children Catherine had borne. Henry VIII fell in love with Anne Boleyn (c1501-07 to 1536) and fought tooth and nail to divorce Catherine in order to marry Anne. Eventually he got his own way, and his marriage to Catherine was actually annulled in 1533. This set in motion a chain of events that led to England's break with the Church of Rome.
After being sent away from Court to live in rather impoverished circumstances, Catherine died on 7 January 1536 at the age of 50.
Ironically, Anne Boleyn was not able to produce a male heir either, providing Henry with a daughter Elizabeth - later Elizabeth I (1533 - 1603). Anne was eventually tried and executed on trumped up charges. She was beheaded by a French swordsman especially commissioned to give her a quick death, at the Tower on 19 May 1536.
What kind of vegetables did Henry VIII eat?
Towards the end of his life, Henry VIII is said to have become morbidly obese, resorting to gluttony in his older age. He ate just about anything, ordering grand feasts to be served. In his younger ages, I do not recall any particular food being noted as his favorite, but seeing as he was King, he probably had the best foods available at his table. As a young man, though, he was described as athletic, if that is any indicator of his diet.
