Henry VIII,the Reign
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Henry VIII,the Reign

King Henry VIII of England
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Names Dates and Quick Facts


Length of Reign
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37 Years 281 Days

Henry VIII King of England
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Born

28 June 1491
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Greenwich Palace

Henry VIII as a boy
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Died

28 January 1547

Palace of Whitehall
Aged 55
King of England 1509-47

Henry VIII ans an old man
Tudor Rose and a  dividing line

Father

Henry Tudor

 King Henry VII


(1457 - 1509)
King of England
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1485-1509

Henry VII,Henry VIII's father
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Mother

Elizabeth of York
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(1466 -1503)
Queen Consort of England
1487-1503

Elizabeth of Your, Henry VIII's mother
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First Wife

Catherine of Aragon 
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(1485 - 1536)
Queen Consort of England
1509-33
Died while captive at Kimbolton Castle
Cause unknown

Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first wife
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Second Wife

Anne Boleyn
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(c. 1501 - 1536)
Queen Consort of England
1533-36

Executed

Anne Boleyn,Henry VIII's second wife
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Third Wife

Jane Seymour
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(c. 1508 - 1537)
Queen Consort of England
1536-37

Died following childbirth

Jane Seymour,Henry VIII's third wife
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Fourth Wife

Anne of Cleves
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 (1515 - 1557)
Queen Consort of England
1540

Marriage Annulled

Anne of Cleves,Henry VIII's Fourth wife
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Fifth Wife

Katherine Howard
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 (c.1521 - 1542)
Queen Consort of England
1540-42

Executed

Katherine Howard ,Henry VIII's Fifth wife
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Sixth Wife

Katherine Parr 
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(1512 - 1548)
Queen Consort of England
1543-48

Predeceased by Henry VIII

Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's Sixth wife
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Older Brother

Arthur, Prince of Wales
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 (1486 -1502)

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Older Sister

Margaret 
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(1489 -1541) 
Queen of Scotland 1503-13

Margaret Queen of Scotland, Henry VIII's Older Sister
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Younger Sister

Mary 
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(1496 -1533) 
Queen of France 1514-15

Mary Queen of France, Henry VIII's Younger Sister
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First Child

Mary 
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(1516 - 1558) 
Queen of England 1553-58
Mother: Catherine of Aragon

Mary, Later Queen of England Henry VIII's first child
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Second Child

Henry Fitzroy
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(1519 -1536) 
Duke of Richmond and Somerset 1525-36
Mother: Elizabeth Blount

Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Henry VIII's, third child and first born son
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Third Child

Elizabeth 
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(1533 - 1603) 
Queen of England (1558-1603)
Mother: Anne Boleyn

Eliazabeth, later Queen of England Henry VIII's third child
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Fourth Child

Edward 
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(1537 - 1553) 
King of England 1547-53
Mother: Jane Seymour

Edward, later King of England, Henry VIII's fourth child and second son
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Henry VIII, the Reign.
Henry VIII, the Reign.
  • Henry VIII A Summary
  • Pages Guide
  • Henry VIII Timeline
  • Mark Holinshed's Articles
  • Henry VIII, the Reign A New Look
  • Quick Facts
  • About
  • Members of Parliament 1529
  • VIDEO CHANNEL GUIDE
  • The Man Who was Henry VIII An Introduction Video