Henry the Eighth, 1509 to 1547
Bluff King Hal
| BORN: | 28 June 1491, Greenwich Palace, London. |
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| PARENTS: | Henry VII (1457 - 1509), Elizabeth of York (1466 - 1503). |
| MARRIED: | (1) Catherine of Aragon (1485 - 1536), 11 June 1509, Grey Friar's Church, Greenwich. (divorced: 23 May 1533) (2) Anne Boleyn (c. 1500 - 36), 25 January 1533, Westminster. (annulment: 17 May 1536 executed: 19 May 1536) (3) Jane Seymour (c. 1505 - 37), 30 May 1536. York Place. (died - childbirth complications) (4) Anne of Cleves (1515 - 57), 6 January 1540, Greenwich. (divorced: 9 July 1540) (5) Catherine Howard (1520 - 42), 28 July 1540, Hampton Court Palace. (executed: 13 February 1542) (6) Catherine Parr (1512 - 48) 12 July 1543, Hampton Court Palace. |
| ACCEDED: | 21 April 1509 |
| CROWNED: | 24 June 1509, Westminster Abbey. |
| DIED: | 28 January 1547, Whitehall Palace, London. |
| INTERRED: | St George's Chapel, Windsor. |
| CHILDREN: | with Catherine of Aragon: (1) girl (1510 - died same day) (2) Henry [1], Duke of Cornwall (1511 - infancy) (3) Henry [2], Duke of Cornwall (1513 - died same day) (4) boy (1514 - died same day) (5) Mary I (1516 - 58) (6) girl (1518 - died same day) with Anne Boleyn: (7) Elizabeth (1533 - 1603) (8) Henry [3], Duke of Cornwall (1534 - stillborn) (9) boy (1536 - died same day) with Jane Seymour: (10) Edward VI (1537 - 53) |
| COEVAL PERSONS: |
Scottish Crown: James IV (Stuart) James V (Stuart) Mary, Queen of Scots Archbishops of Canterbury: William Warham Thomas Cranmer Popes: Julius II Leo X Adrian VI Clement VII (England ex-communicated in 1533, Church no longer under Papal control) |
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