Why Did King Henry Viii Die

WHO WAS KING HENRY VIII? King Henry VIII was the king of England from 1509 until 1547. He was born in Greenwich Palace on June 28, 1491. He ruled England for 38 years, until he died in 1547 (Kerkhof). There are texts and stories known about what happened while Henry was dying, and he has medical records kept and recorded, but none of them say exactly how he died. However, there are many theories and conspiracies as to how he died (Historic Royal Palaces). DEATH SPECULATIONS As I said previously, there are no real records of how Henry died, but there are many possible causes. One theory is obesity (Kerkhof). Towards the end of his life, King Henry was very obese. The average man from England, in his twenties, weighed around 150 pounds. King
According to the National Library of Medicine, “By the age of 44, Henry was already significantly obese, reportedly requiring a hoist to mount his horse.” (Chalmers and Chaloner). This shows that regardless of his health, King Henry VIII was more or less very obese. THE WIVES OF KING HENRY VIII King Henry VIII is more or less known for his six wives, who include Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr. When talking about King Henry and his wife, the saying “Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived” often pops up. This saying is to remember the six wives and how they ended their relationship with Henry. CATHERINE OF ARAGON Catherine of Aragon was Henry VIII’s first wife. Catherine was born in Alcala de Henares, Spain on December 16, 1485. Not only was she of Spanish heritage, but she was also Europe’s first female ambassador. She was arranged to get married at the age of four, but she wasn’t originally going to marry Henry. Catherine was married to Henry’s older brother Arthur from November 14th, 1501 until Arthur died on April 2nd,
Both Catherine and Arthur were tainted by the new virus, however unlike most people Catherine managed to survive. Because Arthur died and was next in line for the English crown, Henry took his place as the new king, as well as taking his wife. Catherine and Henry were married on June 11, 1509. Over the course of their marriage, Henry became obsessed with having a male heir to the throne. Catherine became pregnant on 6 different occasions, one child being a male, however only one of the children, Mary I, survived. Because Henry didn’t think Catherine was capable of giving him a son, he wanted a divorce, and went to the Pope to make it official. However, divorce was not allowed in Catholicism. Because Henry was turned down by the church, but was determined to divorce his wife, he made his own religion called Anglicanism. This religion was very similar to Catholicism, except divorce was allowed. Finally, after 23 years of marriage, Henry and Catherine divorced on May 23, 1533 in the Church of England. Afterwards, Catherine went to live in Cambridgeshire, where she died peacefully on January 7th, 1536 at the age of