Henry VIII House of Tudor
- Born: 28 Jun 1491, Greenwich Palace, London England
- Marriage (1): Jane Seymour on 30 May 1536
- Marriage (2): Anne Boleyn
- Marriage (3): Catherine of Aragon on 11 Jun 1509
- Died: 28 Jan 1547, Palace of Whitehall, London England at age 55
Noted events in his life were:
• fact. Henry VIII 28 June 1491 - 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of France, from 21 April 1509 until his death. Henry was the second monarch of the House of Tudor, succeeding his father, Henry VII.
Henry VIII was a significant figure in the history of the English monarchy. Although in the first parts of his reign he energetically suppressed the Reformation of the Anglican Church, which had been building steam since John Wycliffe of the fourteenth century, he is more often known for his ecclesiastical struggles with Rome. These struggles ultimately led to him separating the Anglican Church from Roman authority, the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and establishing the English monarch as the Supreme Head of the Church of England.
Although some claim he became a Protestant on his death-bed, he advocated Catholic ceremony and doctrine throughout his life; royal backing of the English Reformation was left to his heirs, Edward VI and Elizabeth I. Henry also oversaw the legal union of England and Wales. He is noted in popular culture for being married six times.
Henry married Jane Seymour on 30 May 1536. (Jane Seymour was born circa 1508 and died on 24 Oct 1537 in Hampton Court Palace, Hampton, Middlesex England.)
Henry next married Anne Boleyn. (Anne Boleyn was born circa 1501 and died on 19 May 1536 in Tower of London, England.)
Henry next married Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile Lebeon, on 11 Jun 1509. (Catherine of Aragon was born on 16 Dec 1485 in Laredo Palace, Alcala de Henares, Spain and died on 7 Jan 1536.)
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