HENRY VIII

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 PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Henry VIII was the famous King of England and Ireland

• Born on 28 June 1491 at Greenwich Palace in London
• The second eldest son from Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.
• The king in 21 April 1509 until 28 January 1547,15 years old when
he came a king
• Married his first wife Catherine of Aragon was 17 years old.
• 6 wife’s Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard Anne of adultery
 WHY DO WE KNOW HIM ?

• Henry VIII was King of England and Ireland from 21 April 1509 until 28
January 1547
• was coronated on 24 June 1509 — he was just 17 years old.
• marrying his elder brother’s widow, Catherine of Aragon.
• handsome, clever and fun in contrast to his boring father.
• oved jousting, hunting, composing music and throwing big, expensive
parties!
• English Reformation
 FAMOUS FILMS/ROLES/HITS

• Henry has only books named after him:

• Love letters of Henry VIII
• Eine Verteidigung der sieben Sakramente
• Psalter of Henry VIII
• Assertio septem sacramentorum adversus Martinum Lutherum
• Des Durchlauchtigsten und mächtigsten Körniges, Und des ganzen Reichs England
bedenken
• Heinrich VIII.: Der König und sein Gewissen
• And and many other books
 ENGLISH REFORMATION

• After 24 years of marriage, his first wife, Catherine, had failed to give Henry a male
heir. Frustrated, he went to the Pope to ask for a divorce, but the Pope wouldn’t allow it.
• Unhappy, Henry took matters into his own hands. He broke away from the
Catholic Church, creating his own Church of England and naming himself the head.
He appointed his friend Thomas Cranmer as Archbishop of Canterbury, and made
him grant a divorce — easy! Thus ended the first (there were to be many more!) of
Henry’s marriages.
• The religious reform caused widespread divide in England, with many people disliking
the new church. Followers of the new church were known as protestants, whereas
worshippers of the Roman Catholic Church were called Catholics. There was often
tension and clashes between the two groups — an unrest that would last for many years.
 WHAT IS HENRY VIII REMEMBERED FOR?

• loved eating, drinking and partying

• changed the face of Christianity and his influence can still be seen in England
today
• his daughter Elizabeth who went on to become one of the greatest monarchs in
English history, Elizabeth I.
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