The Life of Henry VIII

King Henry VIII Is Born

Jun 28, 1491

The second born son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, was born on 28 June,1491 at Greenwich Palace.

Possession Of The Throne

Apr 21, 1509

King Henry VIII Of England took the throne after the death of his older brother Arthur and his father Henry VII, at the age of eighteen.

Marriage to Catherine Of Argon

Apr 28, 1509

King Henry Of England married his brother's window Catherine Of Argon to do he had to obtain the papal dispensation required to allow him to marry her.

Henry's and Catherine's Passed Away Children

Jan 1, 1510

Henry VIII's and Catherine Of Argon first born child was a baby girl that was born death, their second child was a male named Henry but he passed away soon after. In all they had six children of which only one survived.

Henry's and Catherine's only surviving child

Feb 16, 1516

Mary the only surviving child of Henry VIII's and Catherine of Argon, England’s first female monarch, ruled for just five years. Mary took the throne after the brief reign of her half-brother, Edward VI. She sought to return England to the Catholic Church and stirred rebellions by marrying a Spanish Habsburg prince. But she is most remembered for burning nearly 300 English Protestants at the stake for heresy, which earned her the nickname “Bloody Mary.”

The Desire For A Male Heir and its impact

Jan 1, 1527

Catherine of Argon after five child deaths and a surviving daughter was now in her 40's was unable to produce a male son, so Henry asked the pope to annul his marriage to Catherine but the Pope refused this led to England's break with the Catholic Church. Henry VIII passed the Act of Supremacy, Catherine had to leave the court and the rights to Mary and then passed away.

The Break of England from Catholicism

Jan 1, 1527

King Henry VIII of England wanted to divorce his wife Catherine of Aragon in 1527 but the pope refused and this led to the formation of the Anglican Church and England’s break with Catholicism.

Marriage to Anne Boleyn

Jan 25, 1533

Henry VIII married his second wife after he passed passed the Act of Supremacy, Henry and Anne had two children Elizabeth and the other was a male that passed away.

Act of Supremacy

Jan 1, 1534

was legislation in 1534 that granted King Henry VIII of England Royal Supremacy, which means that he was declared the supreme head of the Church of England.

Anne Boleyn's Tragic End

May 19, 1536

Anne Boleyn was unable to give King Henry VIII a son so he took some drastic measures the king had her arrested and accused of having affairs with 5 men including her brother George and of plotting to kill the king she was beheaded by a sword and her body was put to rest in the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula at the Tower of London.

Marriage to Jane Seeymour

May 30, 1536

King Henry VIII married his third wife who was already three moths pregnant just after 11 days of his second wife's Anne's execution.

The Male Heir Is Born

Oct 12, 1537

Jane Seymour after days of painful labor gave birth to the long awaited son Edward. King Henry was very protective of his only male heir; he isolated Edward from court life, had his food tested for poison, and supervised his education. Edward became king at the age of 9 after his father's death.

The death of Jane Seymour

Oct 12, 1537

After a painful labor that gave birth to Edward VI King Henry VIII's wife died. Jane is said to be the kings beloved wife he had a painting made where their together with the three of the kings children and he left instructions to be buried with her

Marriage to Anne Of Cleves

Jan 6, 1540

King Henry VIII saw his fourth wife in a painting but when he met her she found her unattractive so they annulled the marriage but King Henry VIII and her ended in good matters. He commanded that she be treated as 'the king's sister'.

Marriage to Catherine Howard

Jul 28, 1540

King Henry VIII married an alluring teenager after three weeks of divorcing his second wife.

Catherine Howard's Final Fate

Feb 13, 1542

The marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine Howard started wrong, there were rumors that she was pregnant before they even got married, Catherine also had a bad relationship with the Kings children especially Mary the only exception was Elizabeth. Catherine admitted of having affairs but others also appeared she was executed and she was buried in Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula she wasn't even 18 years old.

Marriage to Katheryn Parr

Jul 12, 1543

Henry VIII married his sixth and final wife at Hampton Court Palace in July 1543. He was 52, she was 31.

King Henry's Death

Jan 28, 1547

Henry VIII died on his 56th birthday, after six marriages and transformations of the Catholic Church

The last wife

Jan 28, 1547

Katheryn loved Thomas Seymour but King Henry VIII's proposal could not be refused so she married him any way. She was loving, intelligent, and devout.After the King's death in 1547, Kateryn was free to marry Seymour but she died 15 months later, aged 36, having given birth to their daughter.

The King's Legacy

Jan 28, 1547

After Henry VIII's death.His 9-year-old son Edward VI succeeded him as king but died six years later. Mary I spent her five-year reign steering England back into the Catholic fold, but Elizabeth I, the longest-reigning of the Tudor monarchs, re-entrenched her father’s religious reforms.