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Record for Henry Tudor
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-573509427&indiv=try
- [S10709] FindAGrave Old World (Famous), Catherine Howard 1521-1542 - Queen of England.
British Monarch. She reigned as Queen of England after becoming the fifth wife of King Henry VIII. She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper. Her mother died when she was very young, and she was raised by her grandmother, the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, at whose household she was poorly looked after and allowed to run wild.
She was brought to court in 1540, perhaps with the express intention of captivating Henry, which she did. She served as a lady-in-waiting to Anne of Cleves, and, when that marriage was annulled, was married to Henry in July of that year. Henry was 49, Katherine was 17.
Within a year of the marriage, she was secretly meeting with old lovers, and even appointed one of them as her secretary. When Henry became aware of this behavior, he ordered an investigation. Katherine admitted to her past indiscretions, but maintained that she'd been faithful to Henry. She was accused of high treason and executed on February 13, 1542. She was laid to rest next to her cousin, Anne Boleyn.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1968/how
- [S909] Wikipedia: Henry VIII, (Name: Wikipedia;), Wives of Henry VIII.
In common parlance, the wives of Henry VIII were the six queen consorts of King Henry VIII of England between 1509 and his death in 1547. In legal terms, Henry had only three wives, because three of his marriages were annulled by the Church of England. However, he was never granted an annulment by the Pope, as he desired, for Catherine of Aragon, his first wife. Annulments declare that a true marriage never took place, unlike a divorce, in which a married couple end their union. Along with his six wives, Henry took several mistresses.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wives_of_Henry_VIII
- [S909] Wikipedia: Henry VIII, (Name: Wikipedia;), Henry VIII.
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority. He appointed himself Supreme Head of the Church of England and dissolved convents and monasteries, for which he was excommunicated by the pope. Henry is also known as the "father of the Royal Navy" as he invested heavily in the English fleet, establishing a standing navy which he expanded from seven to some fifty ships over his lifetime, and developed its command structure.[1]
Domestically, Henry is known for his radical changes to the English Constitution, ushering in the theory of the divine right of kings in opposition to papal supremacy. He also greatly expanded royal power during his reign. He frequently used charges of treason and heresy to quell dissent, and those accused were often executed without a formal trial by means of bills of attainder. He achieved many of his political aims through the work of his chief ministers, some of whom were banished or executed when they fell out of his favour. Thomas Wolsey, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, and Thomas Cranmer all figured prominently in his administration.
Henry was an extravagant spender, using the proceeds from the dissolution of the monasteries and acts of the Reformation Parliament. He also converted the money that was formerly paid to Rome into royal revenue. Despite the money from these sources, he was continually on the verge of financial ruin due to his personal extravagance as well as multiple costly and largely unproductive wars, particularly with King Francis I of France, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, King James V of Scotland and the Scottish regency under the Earl of Arran and Mary of Guise. At home, he oversaw the annexure of Wales to England with the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 and was the first English monarch to rule as King of Ireland following the Crown of Ireland Act 1542.
Henry's contemporaries considered him to be an attractive, educated and accomplished king. He has been described as "one of the most charismatic rulers to sit on the English throne" and his reign has been described as the "most important" in English history.[2][3] He was an author and composer. As he aged, he became severely overweight and his health suffered. He is frequently characterised in his later life as a lustful, egotistical, paranoid and tyrannical monarch.[4] He was succeeded by his son Edward VI.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII
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1523 - 1542 (19 years)
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