Henry The King of England

Birth of Henry

Jun 28, 1491

King Henry VIII of England was born on 28th June 1491 at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, London. He was the second son of his father King Henry VII.

The Life of King Henry

Period: Jun 28, 1491 to Jan 28, 1547

The Marriage of Catherine Aragon and King Arthur.

Nov 14, 1501

Catherine and Arthur were married on 14 November 1501 in Old St. Paul's Cathedral, London. Catherine was escorted by the groom's younger brother, Henry.

Prince Arthur

Apr 15, 1502

Just a year after Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon's marriage , Arthur fell ill and died.

Henry Becomes King !

Apr 21, 1509

Henry succeeded to the throne after his father's death on 21 April 1509. He was 17 years old when he became king.

Henry Vii died

Apr 21, 1509

Henry VII of England died in England on April 21st 1509 from tuberculosis. He was 52 years, 2 months and 24 days old when he died.

Henry and Catherine of Aragon Marry

Jun 24, 1509

Catherine was crowned Queen of England in a joint coronation ceremony with her husband Henry VIII in June on a hot summers day.

The Birth of Mary Tudor

Feb 18, 1516

Mary Tudor was the only child born to Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon to survive childhood. Had she been born a boy history would have been a lot different

Birth of Henry Fitzroy

Jun 15, 1519

1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Earl of Nottingham was the son of King Henry VIII of England and his teenage mistress, Elizabeth Blount, the only illegitimate offspring whom Henry acknowledged.

Birth of Henry Carey

Mar 4, 1526

Henry was an English nobleman. He was the son of Mary Boleyn, the sister of Anne Boleyn and also the mistress to King Henry VIII of England

Henry decides to anul his marriage

Aug 10, 1527

After years of trying for a baby boy , there was no luck and when Catherine of Argon could no longer produce babies Henryhad to do something about it .

Henry becomes head of the church of England

Sep 29, 1531

Henry becomes church of england after The Pope denying the divorce of Henry and Catherine.

The Secret Marriage of Anne Boleyn and King Henry

Jan 23, 1533

Henry the VIII married Anne Boleyn mainly for two resons: first, because he wanted a male child (Catherine of Aragon was too old to give birth again) and because he was madly in love with Anne.

The Divorce of Henry and Catherine is proven valid

May 23, 1533

Catherine of Aragon was banished from court in 1531. On 23rd of May 1533 Thomas Carnmer declared the marriage illegal at a special court convened at Dunstable Priory.

Elizabeth I Born

Sep 7, 1533

Elizabeth child of Henry's second wife Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth was going to be the heir of the throne however when her mother was killed she turned illegitimate.

The Divorce of Catherine of Aragorn

Oct 3, 1533

It took many years for Hnery to difforce Catherine but now she was to renounce the title of Queen and would be known as the Princess Dowager of Wales, something she refused to acknowledge through to the end of her life.

The dissolution of the monastries start

Jan 10, 1536

The year 1536 saw Henry order the closing down of the wealthy Roman Catholic Abbeys, monasteries and convents across England, Wales and Ireland.

The Beheading of Anne Boleyn

May 19, 1536

She was beheaded on the 19th May 1536 because she was said to have commited adultery by Thomas Cromwell

The Marriage of Jane Seymour

May 30, 1536

Within 24 hours of Anne Boleyn's execution, Jane Seymour and Henry VIII were formally betrothed. On the 30th of May, they were married. Unlike Henry's previous two Queens, Jane never had a coronation.

Birth of Edward VI

Oct 12, 1537

Edward VI was born on October 12, 1537 and was the only son of KIng Henry VIII and his third wife Jane Seymour.

Death of Jane Seymour

Oct 24, 1537

Jane was very weak after providing a son for Henry and eventually died two weeks later :(

The Marriage of Anne of Cleves

Jan 26, 1540

Neither Henry or Anne were looking forward with the wedding as Anne had turned out to be ugly and portrayed a horse.

Divorce of Anne of Cleves

Jul 6, 1540

Their mariage together lasted only a few months as Henry thought Anne was horse-like .Neither Anne nor Henry loved each other and there was no love lost.

Marriage of Kathryn Howard and King Henry

Jul 28, 1540

Sixteen days after his marriage to Anne of Cleves collapsed King Henry took his fifth wife, Kathryn of Howard.

The Beheading of Kathryn Howard

Feb 13, 1542

Less than a year after their marriage rumours spread that Kathryn was cheating on Henry , 2 years later their marriage failed and Kathryn was beheaded and laid to rest next to her late cousin , Anne Boleyn.

Marriage of Katherine Parr

Jul 12, 1543

King Henry was getting old now and he needed someone to care and love him , they got married at Hamptons court.

The Death Of King Henry

Jan 28, 1547

King Henry VIII died on 28 January 1547. Henry VIII was buried in St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, next to his third wife Jane Seymour, the mother of his son and heir Edward VI.

Katherine Parr is widowed

Jan 28, 1547

Katherine Parr survived Henry and a few months later she secretly married Thomas Seymour.