KING HENRY VIII

•Born June 28th 1491

• were-

GRENNWICH

PALACE.

•To-the mother of

Elizabeth of York and

to the father of King

Henry VII

EARLY EDUCATION

had been taught

the alphabet and

the rudiments of

English Grammar

used a Horn

Book

The lord’s prayer

was inside his

Horn Book

ACCOMPLISH

•He was the first

English monarch to be

educated under the

influence of the

Renaissance.

•He became a

accomplished scholar,

linguist, musician,

and athlete

1st wife of King Henry

Catherine of ARAGON

Married on June 11th and

was 18

The youngest surviving

child of the 'Catholic

Kings' of Spain,

was born on 16

December 1485

same year that Henry

VII established the Tudor

dynasty

Gave him first sonh

2nd wife

Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn is one of

the most famous queens in

English history

Was killed because she

couldn’t give King Henry

the son he desperately

needed

Was executed for

thought of being a witch

3rd Wife

Jane Seymour

Was the 2nd wife

who gave King Henry

a son

4th Wife

Anne of Cleves

King Henry referred to

her as “Flanders Mare”

King Henry was

grateful for her

cooperation and granted

her a generous income and

several homes, including

Hever Castle.

5th Wife

Catherine Howard

Was a cousin of Henry VIII's ill-fated second queen, Anne Boleyn

Was a silly person. Was a flirtatious and emotional

King Henry called her “His rose with no thorn”

6th Wife

Katherine Parr

Were married

at he Hampton

court palace

On July 12th

1543

KING

Became king when his

brother Arthur and father died

Was just shy of 18 when he

became King

SO WHAT DID HE DO???

* He was responsible for the reformation in England and founded the Church of England.

* He promoted Parliamentary Government by extending representation and expanding the privileges of both houses.

* He enhanced the standing of the Monarchy and created a new sense of National identity.

* He was the first English Monarch to authorize the translation of the Bible into English.

What else

* During his reign he built or

re-modeled 70 palaces and had

a fortress erected along the

South coast.

* He popularized the art of

portraiture and patronized the

Arts.

* He introduced progressive

and efficient taxation schemes.

* He was the principle founder

of the English Navy, which

was to be the basis for

England's future dominance on

the sea.

KIDS

King Henry

had three

children

Edward,

Elizabeth, Mary

DEATH

AT age 22 he caught small pox

had his first attack of malaria.

This disease plagued him for

the rest of his life.

At age 54 He could hardly

walk and was carried

everywhere by sedan chair.

He spent the last 8 days of his

life in bed. He was too weak to

lift a glass of water to drink.

He died amid the horrendous

stench of his bursting leg

ulcers.