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Henry VIII (r.1509-1547) Henry VIII was born at Greenwich on 28 June 1491, the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. He became heir to the throne on the death of his elder brother, Prince Arthur, in 1502 and succeeded in 1509. In his youth he was athletic and highly intelligent. A contemporary observer described him thus: 'he speaks ...
The Church of England traces its history back to 597. That year, a group of missionaries sent by the pope and led by Augustine of Canterbury began the Christianisation of the Anglo-Saxons. Augustine became the first archbishop of Canterbury. Throughout the Middle Ages, the English Church was a part of the Catholic Church led by the pope in Rome.
In common parlance, the wives of Henry VIII were the six queens consort of King Henry VIII of England between 1509 and his death in 1547. In legal terms ( de jure ), Henry had only three wives, because three of his marriages were annulled by the Church of England. He was never granted an annulment by the Pope, as he desired, however, for ...
Mistresses of Henry VIII. Portrait of Mary Boleyn, one of Henry VIII 's mistresses. She was known to be very beautiful by both the English and French courts. The mistresses of Henry VIII included many notable women between 1509 and 1536. They have been the subject of biographies, novels and films.
The royal standards of England were narrow, tapering swallow-tailed heraldic flags, of considerable length, used mainly for mustering troops in battle, in pageants and at funerals, by the monarchs of England. In high favour during the Tudor period, the Royal English Standard was a flag that was of a separate design and purpose to the Royal ...
Henrik VIII ( engelska: Henry VIII ), född 28 juni 1491 på Greenwich Palace, död 28 januari 1547 på Palace of Whitehall, var kung av England från 21 april 1509 till sin död. Han var son till kung Henrik VII av England och dennes gemål drottning Elizabeth av York, yngre bror till kronprins Arthur (som dock avled 2 april 1502, 15 år ...
Heinrich VII. Tudor (engl. Henry Tudor [ ˈtuːdə ], [ ˈtʲuːdə ], walisisch Harri Tewdwr oder Tudur, * 28. Januar 1457 auf Pembroke Castle, Wales; † 21. April 1509 im Richmond Palace) war König von England und Herr von Irland vom 22. August 1485 bis zu seinem Tod und der Begründer der Tudor -Dynastie.
