The Life of King Henry VIII - 1814 Words

King Henry VIII Born the second son of a royal family, Henry Tudor lived a very interesting life. His future was intended to be the head of the Roman Catholic Church and that fate ended with the death of his brother, Prince Arthur. Henry’s majestic life was full of sports, women, and faith. The young King acceded his father to the throne, married six women, and began the English Reformation when he broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and created his own religion. On the 28th day of June 1491 at Greenwich Palace, Elizabeth of York gave birth to her third child Henry Tudor. Henry was named after his father Henry VII and he was the couple’s second son, which meant that there was no chance for him to reign as King since he had an older brother, Arthur (â€Å"Henry VIII King of England† 1). Henry became the Duke of York in 1494 at age three. Since Henry was the second born son of the King of England, he was to take a secular role in the Catholic Church, probably being the Archbishop of Canterbury. Knowing his future of the role in the Catholic Church, Henry’s education was based on theology (Henry VIII Early Life 1). He received a good education and was very talented. Playing musical instruments, being a good linguist, and playing sports were just a few of his talents. Growing up Henry gradually increased his status and by age ten Henry became heir apparent when his older brother Arthur died from â€Å"sweating sickness† in 1502 (Henry VIII Early Life 1). Just a few months beforeShow MoreRelatedThe Exciting Life of King Henry VIII1297 Words   |  5 PagesTo begin with; Henry VIII was the King of England from April 21, 1509 until his death. King Henry VIII was born born on June 28th of 1491 in Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, in the United Kingdom. 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On June 28, 1491, at Greenwich Palace, Henry VII and Elizabeth of YorkRead MoreHenry Viii : The King Of England1699 Words   |  7 PagesSome say Henry VIII is the man who ruled in England for over three decades, while others have stated how he was the man who had six wives. Considerably less have conveyed how he was the man whose awful choices led to the downfall of himself and his rule. The truth is, Henry VIII has been put into a box, a box of minimized information, limiting the spread of knowledge about his true self. It is merely about how many wives he had, who his wives were, and what he did to them. That is not who Henry VIIIRead MoreHenry Viii s Second Pregnancy987 Words   |  4 PagesCatherine of Aragon, Henry VIII’s first wife, announced her sixth pregnancy[]. Not unlike her previous five pregnancies, this one was greeted with as much, if not more caution than excitement. 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