Bbc history of henry viii

  • Bbc history of henry viii

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    Bbc history of henry viii

  • Bbc history of henry viii
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  • Henry viii death
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    • Henry, the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, was born on 28 June 1491 at Greenwich Palace. After the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1502, Henry became heir to the English throne.

    King of England

    When Henry VII died in 1509, this popular eighteen-year-old prince, known for his love of hunting and dancing, became King Henry VIII.

    Soon after he obtained the papal dispensation required to allow him to marry his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon.

    In the first years of his reign Henry VIII effectively relied on Thomas Wolsey to rule for him, and by 1515 Henry had elevated him to the highest role in government: Lord Chancellor.

    In 1521 Pope Leo X conferred the title of Defender of the Faith on Henry for his book 'Assertio Septem Sacramentorum', which affirmed the supremacy of the Pope in the face of the reforming ideals of the German theologian, Martin Luther.

    Military might

    Henry VIII's early military campaigns began when he joined Pope Julius II's