Historical Figure
Henry VIII
1491–1547
King of England from 1509 to 1547
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Key Dates
Birth
1491 June 28, 1491 →Death
1547 January 28, 1547 →Biography
Henry VIII was King of England from 22 April 1509 until he died in 1547. After the pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Henry passed legislation that severed England and Ireland from the Roman Catholic Church and established the monarch as Supreme Head of the Church of England, initiating the English Reformation. He subsequently married five more times; two marriages were annulled and two wives were executed.
Timeline
Henry VIII of England concludes the Treaty of Westminster, a pledge of mutual aid against the French, with Ferdinand II of Aragon.
November 17 →Battle of Guinegate (Battle of the Spurs): King Henry VIII of England and his Imperial allies defeat French Forces who are then forced to retreat.
August 16 →Lady Anne Boleyn is made Marquess of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII of England.
September 1 →The Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer declares the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn valid.
May 23 →Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
May 19 →Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
July 28 →Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
March 23 →King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
July 12 →More from the Renaissance
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