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Henry VIII (28 June 1491 - 28 January 1547) was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later assumed the Kingship, of Ireland, and continued the nominal claim by English monarchs to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty, succeeding his father, Henry VII.

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The Tudors were a royal family who ruled England from 1485 until 1603 .
The firstTudor king was called Henry VII

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He was the first son of Henry VIII. His mother was Jane Seymour. He ascended the throne when he had ten years old. But he died six years later, so he had sixteen years

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Mary Stuart was the cousin of Queen Elizabeth I. She wanted to cut her head, because she thought, she wanted to steal her throne. Mary Stuart was the Queen of Scotland. Her dad died when she born. She married with Prince Jack, but he died two years later. A terrible life!

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Who was Henry VIII?
And why had he 6 wives ?

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HENRY VIII                                                                            Henry VIII succeeded his father, Henry VII. His succession was easier than his father who had fought a war to win the throne. He was the ideal Renaissance monarch, since he was scholar, musician, sportsman and poet. The most important event during his reign was the break with Rome. He separated the Church of England from Rome for both political and personal reasons. After his brother’s death, he married his brother’s widow, Catherine, who gave him a daughter. But he wanted a male heir and Catherine did not give him a son. He  also fell in love with Anne Boleyn, a lady-in-waiting of the Queen, and Henry asked the Pope for the divorce to marry her. But Pope Clement VII refused. The king did not accept Pope’s authority and decided to solve the question through the English clergy and English parliament. He replaced his chancellor by Thomas More and made Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury. So his first marriage was declared void and he could marry Anne Boleyn

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HENRY VIII                                                                            Henry VIII succeeded his father, Henry VII. His succession was easier than his father who had fought a war to win the throne. He was the ideal Renaissance monarch, since he was scholar, musician, sportsman and poet. The most important event during his reign was the break with Rome. He separated the Church of England from Rome for both political and personal reasons. After his brother’s death, he married his brother’s widow, Catherine, who gave him a daughter. But he wanted a male heir and Catherine did not give him a son. He  also fell in love with Anne Boleyn, a lady-in-waiting of the Queen, and Henry asked the Pope for the divorce to marry her. But Pope Clement VII refused. The king did not accept Pope’s authority and decided to solve the question through the English clergy and English parliament. He replaced his chancellor by Thomas More and made Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury. So his first marriage was declared void and he could marry Anne Boleyn

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Francesco R. & Leonardo C.

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Elizabeth I was the second  daughter of Henry. Her mother was Anne Boleyn. English people called her the "Virgin Queen", because she didn't marry anyone.
She favored secretly the activity of pirates (ex. Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh). Raleigh founded a colony in the northern America called "Virginia", it was the first English colony. Philip II of Spain  waged war to Elizabeth I.  He staged a colossal fleet, called the "Invicible  Army". However Elizabeth prevailed.

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He was born on 28th june 1491, his father  was Henry Tudor (Henry VII), and his mother was Elizabeth of York.  His mother died when he was  twelve years old.
He had six wifes:
Catherine of Aragorn: Mary Tudor (Bloody Mary)
Anne Boleyn: Elizabeth I
Jane Seymour: Edward VI
Anne of Cleves
Catherine Howard
Catherine Parr
Henry enjoyed playing music,  he could play the lute and the organ, he could sing, read and compose music.

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His six wives