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Jun 18, 2024 · Catherine of Aragon, first wife of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47). The refusal of Pope Clement VII to annul Henry’s marriage to Catherine triggered the break between Henry and Rome and led to the English Reformation.
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Jun 13, 2024 · A new film dramatizes how the Tudor queen narrowly avoided execution on charges of heresy. Alicia Vikander portrays Henry VIII's sixth wife, Catherine Parr, in the new film Firebrand ...
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Jun 29, 2024 · Henry VIII married six times between 1509 and 1543 in pursuit of heirs and political alliances. His wives were Catherine of Aragon (the mother of Mary I), Anne Boleyn (the mother of Elizabeth I), Jane Seymour (the mother of Henry’s successor, Edward VI), Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr.
- Henry was the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV. When his elder brother, Arthur, died in 1502, Henry became the heir to...
- Henry VIII was survived by three children, each of whom sat on the throne of England: Edward VI (ruled 1547–53), Mary I (ruled 1553–58), and Elizab...
- Henry VIII was the king of England (1509–47). He broke with the Roman Catholic Church and had Parliament declare him supreme head of the Church of...
- Of his six wives, Henry VIII had two killed: Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. He accused Anne of adultery, and she was convicted and beheaded on M...
Jun 29, 2024 · Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England and mother of Queen Elizabeth I. The events surrounding the annulment of Henry’s marriage to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and his marriage to Anne led him to break with the Roman Catholic Church and brought about the English Reformation.
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- Anne Boleyn was the daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn (who was later named earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde) and Elizabeth Boleyn (née Howard), the daught...
- Anne Boleyn joined the court of King Henry VIII of England, and he fell in love with her. In January 1533 he married Anne; his marriage to Catherin...
- Anne Boleyn used her position at court to present herself as a solution to Henry's succession issues. Because Pope Clement VII refused to annul Hen...
- Anne failed to produce a male heir for Henry VIII, and he grew interested in Jane Seymour. Henry had Anne confined to the Tower of London on charge...
3 days ago · Anne returned to England in early 1522, to marry her cousin James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond; the marriage plans were broken off, and instead, she secured a post at court as maid of honour to Henry VIII's wife, Catherine of Aragon.
2 days ago · In the ensuing war, Charles's sack of Rome (1527) and virtual imprisonment of Pope Clement VII in 1527 prevented the Pope from annulling the marriage of Henry VIII of England and Charles's aunt Catherine of Aragon, so Henry eventually broke with Rome, thus leading to the English Reformation.
Jun 21, 2024 · Katherine of Aragon, first and longest-ruling queen, proclaimed her Spanish Catholic loyalty with her personal emblem, the pomegranate or “Granada apple”, memorialising Spain’s recent ...
