King Henry

Short Bio of King Henry

Jan 22, 1509

Henry was born at Greenwich Palace. He was 3rd born with 6 siblings. however, only 3 survived. At age 2, he was constable of Dover castle and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. By age 3, he was the Earl Marshall of England and when he was 10, he played a role in helping his brother, Prince Arthur, marry Catherine of Aragon. When Arthur died, Henry married Catherine. But before this, Henry was supervised heavily and not allowed in public, as he was the only heir left for the throne.

King Henry becomes king

Apr 21, 1509

Henry becomes King at of England at the young age of 18. He was ruler who got what he wanted and stopped at nothing to get there. He became King because of his father's death.

1st Marriage To Catherine

Jun 11, 1509

Marriage to Catherine of Arragon. Catherine was age 24, while Henry was only 18. It was Catherine's second marriage. Catherines parents, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella were the ones who funded Christopher Columbus' journey to the new world. Her first marriage was to Prince arthur of England when she was only 15. He died shotly after the wedding but Chtherine stayed in Englad for the next 8 years.

Birth of Mary

Feb 18, 1516

King Henry's first daughter is born. Mary was born in Greenwich palace. She was also the only child born to Henry and Catherine that survived childhood. Catherine had 5 other children that all died within weeks of being born.

Divorce of Catherine

Jan 17, 1533

Henry divorced Catherine because she did not bare him a son, but instead their daughter Mary and because he wanted to marry Anne Boleyn. In order to divorce Catherine, he broke away from the Catholic Church.

Henry's marriage to Anne Boleyn

Jan 25, 1533

Henry's second marriage was to Anne Boleyn. She was the daughter of a key figure in the reformation, Thomas Boyeln. She was a major person in the alliance between England and France.

Birth of Elizabeth

Sep 7, 1533

Henry's second daughter is born. Elizabeth had a rough life from the very start becasue Henry only wanted a boy and when Elizabeth was born, he grew restless with his wife at the time, Anne Boelyn. Elizabeth only had a mother for a little over 2 years, Henry charged Anne with incest and she was beheaded at Tower Green.

Act of Supremacy

Nov 26, 1534

This was an act of parliament that declared King Henry as "the only supreme head on earth of the Church in England". He abandoned Rome all together. one main reason he created this act was to make sure he was still the leader but to make sure he was able to get an annulment with catherine of Aragon.

Anne Boleyn's execution

May 19, 1536

Anne was executed because she had various charges against her; such as plans to kill King Henry. The charges are known to be incoreect, but since she couldnt bare a healythy boy, Henry was not happy at all. She did have a boy, but he was stillborn, making King Henry even more upset. She was beheaded at tower green.

Henry's 3rd Marriage

May 30, 1536

Henry married Jane Seymour, only eleven days after he executed his last wife, Anne Boleyn. As a wedding gift from Henry, she was given 104 manors in 4 countries. Her motto was "Boudn ot obey and serve." She was never officially crowned queen because where the coronation was suopposed to take place was swept with a plague.

Birth of Edward VI

Oct 12, 1537

Edward was born to Jane Seymour and was King Henry's only son to survive his infancy. He was a great gift in Henry's eyes as he was his only son. he was born in Hampton Court Palace in his mother's room. Jane Seymour died shortly after his birth from sickness but Henry decided that the boy who brought him such happiness trumped the sadness that came with the death of his wife.

Death of Jane Seymour

Oct 24, 1537

Jane died of what are thought to be complications from the birth of her son Edward, since she died a little less than two weeks after his birth.

Henry's 4th Marraige to Anne

Jan 6, 1540

Henry married Anne of Cleves, who was his fourth wife. Anne is remembered to be ill-fitted for the throne. growing up, she was well educated in domestic skills, rather than arts and music. After the marriage ended, she was given the honorary name of "Kings Sister".

Divorce of Anne of Cleves

Jul 9, 1540

Henry divorced Anne of Cleves because Anne did not appear as pretty in real life as she did in a portrait and because they spoke different languages they could not really communicate.

Henry's 5th Marriage

Jul 28, 1540

Married Catherine Howard about three weeks after he divorced Anne of Cleves.

Execution of Catherine Howard

Feb 13, 1542

Executed because she had relations with another or other men while she was married to Henry. She was executed in front of many people. On Februaty 12th, she was told to "prepare for death" the next day at 7 am.

6th Marriage to Katherine Parr

Jul 12, 1543

Catherine Parr is the only one to have "survived" King Henry. she becmae a widow when he died on January 28th, 1547. Her mother was the lady in waiting to Catherine of Aragon and so Katherine Parr was named after Catherine of Aragon.

Edward became King

Jan 28, 1547

Edward was only 10 when he rose to the throne because King Henry died.Edward became ill with tuberculosis and died in 1553.

Mary became Queen

Jan 22, 1553

Mary became Queen after Edward died. She married King Phillip ll of Spain when she was 11 years older than him. The English Parliament refused to crown him, so Mary had very little power.

Elizabeth became Queen

Jan 22, 1558

Elizabeth became the queen of England. She immediately repealed the Catholic legislation put forth my Mary. Elizabeth never got married, earnign the name "Virgin Queen". England prospered while she was ruler.

Act of Supremacy

Jan 22, 1559

The first act of supremacy in 1534 was repealed by his first daughter Mary in 1554. It was later reinstated by Elizabeth (Mary's half sister) when she rose to the throne in 1559. Elizabeth deemed herself Supreme govenor of The Church of England.