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Monarchy
Monarchy is a form of government in which all political power is vested in a monarch, usually a king or a queen. The monarch rules the nation, and acts as the head of state until his/her death or abdication.
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How do leaders gain the right to rule according to the divine right theory?
They are elected by people.
How many wives did King Henry the 8th have?
King Henry VIII was the youngest son of two who succeeded his brother, Prince Arthur, the Prince of Wales, who died at a premature age at fifteen, shortly after his marriage to his wife, Catherine of Aragon, the Princess of Spain. Henry VIII had a great fear of leaving England without an heir so his desperate hunt for a wife who could give him a wife resulted in him having six wives.
His six wives (in order) as are follows:
Catherine of Aragon. Princess Catherine of Aragon was the youngest child of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile. She had powerful connections to power in Spain, seeing as her nephew was Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor. After twenty-four years of marriage, Henry VIII had their marriage annulled set off a chain of events that led to England's break with the Roman Catholic Church. When Henry was the head of the Church of England, he made his first marriage invalid on the legal ground that a man could not sleep with his brother's widow.
Anne Boleyn. Anne Boleyn was part of one of the most powerful and most influential families at the time - the Boleyns and Howards. Anne was the daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn and Lady Elizabeth Howard. As a child, Anne was sent to the Netherlands and then to France for her education. She returned to England in late 1521. Upon her appearance in court, Henry VIII became enamoured of Anne and began to pursue her - Anned parried his advances and told him that she would not become his mistress, but his wife. And it was because of this that Henry VIII annulled his marriage to Catherine of Aragon in order to marry Anne. When Pope Clement VII did not approve of this annulment, the rift between King Henry VIII and the Roman Catholic Church began. It was along and hard struggle to make Anne queen, but on the first of June in 1533, Anne was crowned the Queen of England. Later that year, she gave birth to a girl that would later become Queen Elizabeth I of England. And like Catherine of Aragon, she failed to produce a living male heir, which proved her downfall - she was beheaded in 1536 on the unconvincing charges of adultery (with the other gentlemen that visited her rooms), incest (with her brother, George Boleyn), and high treason. The men also accused of having sex with the queen, among them her own brother, were also beheaded.
Jane Seymour. Jane Seymour was the third queen and wife of King Henry VIII. He married her shortly after the death of Anne Boleyn. There were no conflicts between the king and his new queen, and Jane Seymour managed to produce a male heir, who would later become King Edward VI, who later died prematurely from tuberculosis, but there were some complications in the birth and she died on childbed due to postnatal complications.
Anne of Cleves. Anne of Cleves was the fourth wife of Henry VIII. She was the second daughter of John III, ruler of the Duchy of Cleves, and his wife, Maria, the Duchess of Julich-Berg. Her father died in 1538 and her brother William became the Duke of Julich-Cleve-Berg. It was an alliance with the King of England, King Henry VIII, and Germany that caused their marriage - it was also urged onto him by King Henry's chancelor, Thomas Cromwell. Anne also had a younger sister, Amelia, whom the king was also considering to be his fourth wife. He hired and sent a painter to the girls' home and instructed the painter to paint the girls as accurate as possible and not to flatter them, becase he wanted to see what they looked like. Anne had almost no education in her childhood, though she was able to write and read, but only in German. This caused some problems because Henry valued educated and sophistication in women. Henry was anxious to meet his wife on the day she arrived and met her on the water's edge when she arrived by boat. But the wedding night was not as planned - Henry came out announcing, "I like her not" because Anne was larger-boned than any of the queens before her that were the wives of Henry VIII. He tried to get Thomas Cromwell to annul the marriage using a legal way, but Cromwell explained that there was no way to do so without offending the Germans. Their marriage ended on the ninth of July, 1540. Henry was nicer to Anne than he had been to any of his other wives - he gave her a small settlement of her own, including many properties that included Hever Castle, the estate that belonged to his former in-laws. Henry and Anne later became great friends and he made her a "Princess of England" and called her "the King's beloved sister". Anne was there when the two daughters of Henry rode side-by-side into London with Mary as Queen and was even at Mary's coronation. She outlived Henry VIII's last wife, Catherine Parr, by nine years. Anne never returned to Germany - instead, she spent the rest of her life in England.
Catherine Howard. She was also called Katherine Howard or Katheryn Howard. She was the fifth wife of Henry VIII, and he often referred to her as "the rose without a thorn". She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard, a younger son of the second Duke of Norfolk. Catherine married Henry VIII on the twenty-eight of July, 1540, almost immediately after the annulment of his marriage to Anne of Cleves. The way she lived her life and the knowledge about her past were known to be unchaste and shortly afterwards, she was beheaded about two years after her marriage on grounds of treason, meaning adultery committed while married to the king.
Catherine Parr. Catherine Parr, or Katherine or Katharine Parre, was the last of the six wives of Henry VIII. She was the Queen of England in the years 1543-1547, and then was known as the Dowager Queen of England. She was the most married English queen, with four previous husbands. Katherine Parr was the eldest child of Sir Thomas Parr, a descendant of King Edward III, and Maud Green, daughter of Sir Thomas Green of Green's Norton, Northamptonshire. She was in the household of Henry VIII and also of Princess Mary, the daughter of Catherine of Aragon, when she caught the eye of the king. She had a relationship with Thomas Seymour, the brother of the late Queen Jane Seymour, but then the king offered marriage to her and she accepted. She was one of the queens that were said to have "lived" King Henry VIII, the other being Anne of Cleves, who lived nine years after the death of Catherin Parr.
Surprisingly, Henry VIII did not have six wives. He only had two.
Henry's fourth marriage to Anne of Cleves was annulled. The marriage never took place.
Why? There were two reasons; Anne and Henry never consummated the marriage which means to have intercourse. Anne was also already betrothed to Francis, Duke of Lorraine when she married Henry. The formal act of betrothal was illegal at the time.
The Pope declared Henry's second marriage to Anne Boleyn illegal, because the King was still married to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.
When Henry was the head of the Church of England, he made his first marriage invalid on the legal ground that a man could not sleep with his brother's widow.
Henry annulled his marriage to Anne Boleyn just before he had her executed for adultery. Crazy when you think about it.
He did the same to Catherine Howard, his fifth wife. According to evidence, Catherine was unfaithful to him before and during their marriage. Henry passed an act making it treasonable for a queen to commit adultery. So, the marriage was annulled.
Annulments: Four.
Legal marriages: Two.
Total: Six.
Sources:
The Book of General Ignorance - Book - John Lloyd and John Mitchinson - Faber and Faber - 2006.
Henry VIII had 6 wives in his lifetime. It is said one can use a rhyming verse to best remember he had 6 wives. The verse is "King Henry the Eighth, to six wives he was wedded. One died, one survived, two divorced, two beheaded." His wives names were Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr. Technically he was only married to two of the 6 because 4 of his marriages were annulled. He was also distantly related to each one of his wives through a common ancestor whom was King Edward I of England.
How do I become king of the UK?
Conquest, murder, birth or marriage.
There has been no conquest since 1066 (except the interregnum of 1649-1660, but nobody became King on account of it).
Murder may have happened in advance of Richard III's ascendancy.
Marriage has played a big part in the launching of new dynasties.
Who was Richard the Lion Heart killed by?
King Richard I of England, commonly known as Cœur de Lion, or Richard the Lionheart, because of his fierce reputation as a warrior, reigned from July 6, 1189 until his death on April 6, 1199. He was killed by an archer who stood on the wall of his castle, who was holding a crossbow in one hand and a frying pan in the other.
King George III was mentally disabled, thus carried out some uncanny acts during his long time on the throne. He didn't die till he was considerably old, leaving his son as the next heir to the throne.
Is england and British the same?
Britain is the United Kingdom which includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. England is a part of Britain.
The correct answer is: Great Britain is made of Scotland, England, and Wales. The United Kingdom is Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
When did King George III go mad?
King George III, was recorded as being afflicted by mental illnesses twice. However he recovered from both these instances and it was in 1810 when he was struck blind that he was declared unable to rule, and in 1811 his son George IV was officially declared Prince Regent.
It's hard to say what exactly she looked like since Henry VIII ordered all her portraits burned and the portraits that are commonly thought to be her might not be hers at all but she had long brown hair, brown eyes and her hair was fair.
What did Hugh Capet and his heirs accomplish in France?
They were the leaders of the Bourbon Dynasty and the Kings of France.
How much did King Henry VIII weigh?
At the time of Henry's death, between obesity and fluid retention caused by circulatory problems, he was enormous, and it took four strong men to lift and carry the sedan chair that he was carried around in. His coffin, which was lined with lead, was so heavy that it broke the supports that were provided for it in at least one of the churches it was displayed in.
We know from seeing Henry's armour (he had several sets made a different times in his life), and from measurements taken of his skeleton about 200 years after his death, that he was probably around six foot, three to six foot four inches tall during his lifetime. His early armour indicated an athletically built man with a small waistline -- he probably would have weighed in the neighborhood of 180 to two hundred pounds at this time. There are a couple of other sets of armour in existence, including one made for his final invasion of France in the last two years of his life. The waist on this last set of armour would fit a waist of about 58 to 60 inches, as compared to the first set of armour which would have fit a waist of about 34 to 36 inches.
From personal experience, as my father is six foot, four inches tall, and has a waist measurement of about 58 inches, I would say that at the time that Henry had the last set of armour made, his weight was probably at around 300 pounds. After his return from France, he entered the time of his final illness, where his body became very bloated from fluid retention (called "dropsy" in those days, because the patient's hands would swell so much that their grasp was impaired, causing them to drop things). So it is likely that Henry probably weighed well in excess of three hundred pounds by the time of his death. Though these sizes, particularly of the first suit of armour, don't seem that enormous to us today, it should be noted that in Henry's time, people were much shorter and smaller than they are now, due to lack of proper nutrition and health care. He was almost literally considered a giant in his time, and his size had much to do with the glamour associated with him when he was a younger man -- and with the stories of his enormous size as an older man. Also, as he began to become heavy, Henry insisted that all his clothes be designed to hide his expanding waistline, which is why he adopted the extreme padded shoulders that are seen in his later portraits. By the time he died, his clothing literally extended as wide as he was tall, to create an image of a man with very wide shoulders and a powerful build, rather than the "pear shaped" body that was hidden underneath them.
Answer
Henry the eighth as a young man was not fat. He was a keen royal tennis player, martial arts enthusiast and loved hunting and jousting. In middle age he gained weight as his lifestyle changed and he was obliged to commit himself to the legalities of running his realm. Eventually he weighed 18 stone.He was hampered in his movements by a ulcerated sore on his leg and this made him even more cumbersome. His large suit of armour is in the Royal Armories in the Tower Of London
Presumably it was the result of over-eating.
What did king Charles the first grant the puritans in 1628?
Well it wasn't a state back then, but Massachusetts Bay Colony, now of course the state of Massachusetts.
Who was monarch of England in 1485?
There were two monarchs of England in 1485. The year started out with Richard III on the throne. However, during the Battle of Bosworth Field, Richard III was slain and Henry VII was pronunced King of all England.
On the banks of which river did king William defeat King James?
King William defeated King James at the River Foyle, Derry, Ireland.
Who replaced king william the first of england?
In England King William I, the Conqueror, was succeeded by his son, William II, William Rufus
His third (and favourite) son William (Rufus) II who reigned until 1100 when he was shot by by a stray arrow during a hunt.
Who were the enemies of King Harold the First?
Harold Godwinnson who was English and Harold Hardrada who was a viking.
Was King James the 1 hard working?
although many people think he was a bad king (which he was) he did good things like win wars against scotland wales and ireland. he made peace with the pope after they had an argument. he even made england richer by introducing a new money system
Where in England did King Henry IV live?
He lived in London proberly, in England which was the country he ruled
Information about William the Conqueror?
1. He was born in 1028 at Falaise Castle
2. He was the illegitimate son of Robert the Devil
3. His mother was named Herleve
4. He was a strong man and about 5'10
5. He married in 1049 to Matilda a descendant of the old Saxon House of Wessex and daughter of Baldwin.
6. On Oct. 14, 1066 the Battle of Hastings took place
7. He was crowned king of England at Edward's the Confessor's foundation of Westminster Abby on Christmas Day, 1066
8. Over 80 castles were built during his rein
9. He built the White Tower the first building in the Tower of London complex
10. He commissioned the Doomsday Book a survey of England. This still survives today and is located in the Public Record Office, London.
11. He died on Sept. 9, 1087
12. He was also called William the Bastard or William Rufus
He was a ruthless man, the illegitimate son of the Duke of Normandy, he won the battle of Hastings, killed thousands of people and married Matilda, he died when he was 59 years old and he was crowned king of England on Christmas day 1066.
What king was executed in 1649?
King Charles 1 reigned over the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
Why did Jane gray get exicuted?
When Edward VI died, Jane Grey was named as his successor, and there was an attempt to put her on the throne. The actual next in line, Edward's sister Mary, had Jane executed to stop any future claim to the throne.
Under Henry VII virtually everyone was catholic. Henry VIII broke with Rome and began the move toward protestantism, though many peasants remained catholic. Edward VI tried to force protestantism on the country and with his death Mary I tried to reverse course and force Catholicism on the country. When Elizabeth I succeeded Mary, protestantism became the state religion, but Catholicism was allowed in private.
What superstitions did Tudor sailors believe in?
They thought there were islands that were magnets and if a ship got near one all the nails would be pulled out and they would sink. There was also a belief that there were islands/lands with Amazon women. Stories were told about places that were paved with gold and that there were giant sea creatures / mermaids.
The majority of people who lived during Tudor times were poor and ate a diet of simple vegetables and bread, occasionally they would eat fish or rabbit. Those few who could afford a better diet would eat much more meat such as venison, they would also eat birds such as sky larks, duck and blackbirds, and of course fish, rabbit, bread and vegetables, but no potatoes as these were not available at the time, neither was sugar they would use honey to sweeten food.
