Henry VIII

Henry's born

1509

Henry VIII (June 28, 1491) was king of England and lord of Ireland from April 22, 1509 until his death. He was the second monarch of the Tudor house, heir to his father, Henry VII. Among the most notable facts of his reign include the rupture with the Roman Catholic Church and the establishment of the monarch as supreme head of the Church of England, the dissolution of the monasteries and the union of England with Wales.

Early reign

Apr 29, 1509

When Henry VII died, the 17-year-old Henry VII started reigning, that year he married Catalina de Aragón (late wife of his brother Arthur).
They where crowned at the Westminster church.

Westminster pact

1511

En ese mismo año, el papa Julio II proclamó una Liga Santa contra Francia. La nueva alianza se forjó rápidamente, incluyendo a Inglaterra, España, regida por los Reyes Católicos, y el Sacro Imperio Romano, gobernado por el emperador Maximiliano I. Enrique VIII firmó el Tratado de Westminster, en el que prometía ayuda mutua a España contra Francia.

Battle of the Spurs

May 30, 1513

Henry invaded France, and his troops defeated a French army at the Battle of the Spurs – a relatively minor result, but one which was seized on by the English for propaganda purposes. Soon after, the English took Thérouanne and handed it over to Maximillian; Tournai, a more significant settlement, followed.

French mediation

1521

Charles brought the Empire into war with France in 1521; Henry offered to mediate, but little was achieved and by the end of the year Henry had aligned England with Charles. He still clung to his previous aim of restoring English lands in France, but also sought to secure an alliance with Burgundy, then part of Charles' realm, and the continued support of Charles.

The divorce

Jan 25, 1533

Henry marry Anne Boleyn
In May he announced his divorce with Catherine of Aragon, wich was realised by Thomas Cranmer.
Then there was the first legislation disagreeing the English sovereingty

The marriage

1536

Catherine of Aragon died of cancer.
Thomas Moro accepted that the parlament make Anne the queen of Great Britain, after that she was executed.
After a few days Henry married Jane Seymour

The Fourth marriage

1540

Henry married Anne Cleves to make sure that his sucessor was a boy.
He divorced her because she found her dad (Cleves duke) dead, he were in a battle with Charles V

The king anda the witches

1542

Henry VIII enacted important legislation such as the Union Act that unified England and Wales as a single nation and the Witchcraft Act that punished witchcraft with the death penalty

His last marriage

1543

Henry VIII married his last wife Catherine Parr. The new queen argued with Henry about religion, so she was a Calvinist.
She helped Henry reconcile with his first two daughters Maria and Isabel

The death

1547

Finally Henry VIII died on January 28, 1547 in Whitehall Palace. He was buried in Windsor Castle, next to his third wife, Jane Seymour.