Biography Of Henry VIII

Henry VIII was born into the English Empire on June 28th 1491; he became the king of England during the spring of 1509 and reigned until his death in the winter of 1547. Henry was born into the Greenwhich Palaceas the third child and second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth York. During 1493, Henry became the Constable of Dover Castle and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. He was appointed the Earl Marshal of England and the title of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland the year after. The many tutors his parents provided him with educated Henry. He became fluent in Latin and French, and was able to maintain stable conversations in Italian. Due to the death of his eldest brother, Arthur, Henry became the new duty of the Duke of Cornall, and the new Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester in 1503. He began his reign as a lord, and then assumed kingship of Ireland, and took over the Kingdom of France. Henry was the second monarch of the Tudor Dynasty. Henry is known for his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church, which led to the Dissolution of the Monasteries, which enabled him to become the Supreme Head of the Church of England. In 1513 he allied England with the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximillian I, invading France with a strong army, however, did not achieve any wins against the French. Henrys’ fail allowed for him to have an obsession with trying overtaking the French who he invaded again in 1544. During the second attempt, Henry’s forces captured the city of Boulogne, however, Henry’s forces were strained when they lost the support of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V. Henry succeeded his father in the spring of April 1509, adopting the regal name of Henry VIII. In an effort to make a marital alliance betw...

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...maining monasteries became dissolved, and all property was transferred to the crown.
During 1539, the previous alliance between Charles and Francis had broken, concluding into a renewed war. Relationships between Charles and Henry were renewed, and a secret alliance was concluded between the two Emperors. He entered the Italian War in favor of Charles. Henry untied the crowns of England and Scotland through marriage of James’ daughter and his only son, Edward. In order to achieve this unity however, Henry had previously made war with Scotland, called the Rough Wooing.
Henry married one last wife, Catherine Paar, in 1543.
During his late life, Henry had a physical decline, and became obese. Henry’s body became covered in painful lumps, and he suffered from gout. Henry’s obesity led to his death at the age of 55, occurring in 1574 at the Palace of Whitehall.