Monarchs
Henry VIII
King from 1509 to 1547 who married six times and broke from the Church of Rome to create the Church of England.
Key facts
- King 1509–1547; married six times.
- Broke from the Church of Rome, creating the Church of England.
- Catherine of Aragon (Spanish; mother of Mary I) — divorced.
- Anne Boleyn (English; mother of Elizabeth I) — executed at the Tower of London.
- Jane Seymour — gave Henry his son Edward, died shortly after the birth.
- Anne of Cleves (German) — married for political reasons, divorced soon after.
- Catherine Howard — executed.
- Catherine Parr — a widow who married Henry late in life and survived him.
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