Did King Henry Viii Have The Six Wives?
Did you know that Henry VIII had six wives? And killed two of them? Life with one belief and one religion would make a huge impact on the way people live today. That is exactly what King Henry VIII prevented by being the leader of the church. King Henry was the son of Henry VII of England. He was born at the royal residence, Greenwich Palace, on June 28, 1491. He became the king of England after his father died. He got married six times, murdered two of his wives. Henry was also the main instigator of the English Reformation. That is one of the things that made him important and popular to impact the Renaissance. Splitting from the church to create a separate Church of England and creating the bible in English were two of the most important
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He had six siblings, but only three survived. His older brother, Arthur was expected to take the throne, but he died at the the age of 15 when Henry VIII was only 10. Henry was the next in line for the throne. Henry VII was a patriarch and wanted to make sure his family's alliance with Spain was still there. Because of that, he offered his son Henry to Arthur's ex wife. Both of the families asked Pope Julius II to officially given dispensation to Henry and Catherine's marriage. The pope agreed, but their marriage was held until the death of Henry VII in 1509. When Henry VIII was 17, he married Catherine and the two were crowned. But like all of Henry’s wives, they eventually divorced in …show more content…
He took the throne at age 17 and Henry fought three wars with France over those next 15 years he was King. Henry kept hunting, jousting, writing and playing music. He issued a book on the attack on Martin Luther’s church that earned him the title “Defender of the Faith” that Pope Leo X gave to him. After this, Henry got some success in France, but while he was distracted brewing busy,his Scottish brother-in-law James IV used the opportunity to attack him. One important person led the English forces to try to to defeat James. His name was Thomas Howard. He was the Earl of Surrey and he managed to defeat the Scots army at the Battle of Flodden Field. James IV was killed, leaving his young son as the brand new King James
He had six siblings, but only three survived. His older brother, Arthur was expected to take the throne, but he died at the the age of 15 when Henry VIII was only 10. Henry was the next in line for the throne. Henry VII was a patriarch and wanted to make sure his family's alliance with Spain was still there. Because of that, he offered his son Henry to Arthur's ex wife. Both of the families asked Pope Julius II to officially given dispensation to Henry and Catherine's marriage. The pope agreed, but their marriage was held until the death of Henry VII in 1509. When Henry VIII was 17, he married Catherine and the two were crowned. But like all of Henry’s wives, they eventually divorced in …show more content…
He took the throne at age 17 and Henry fought three wars with France over those next 15 years he was King. Henry kept hunting, jousting, writing and playing music. He issued a book on the attack on Martin Luther’s church that earned him the title “Defender of the Faith” that Pope Leo X gave to him. After this, Henry got some success in France, but while he was distracted brewing busy,his Scottish brother-in-law James IV used the opportunity to attack him. One important person led the English forces to try to to defeat James. His name was Thomas Howard. He was the Earl of Surrey and he managed to defeat the Scots army at the Battle of Flodden Field. James IV was killed, leaving his young son as the brand new King James