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Henry VIII became king of England on April 21, 1509, following the death of his father, Henry VII. He was crowned just a few months later, on June 24, 1509, at Westminster Abbey, when he was 17 years old. -
She had previously been Princess of Wales while married to Henry's elder brother, Arthur, Prince of Wales, for a short period before his death. Married from 1509 to 1533, she was divorced (her marriage was annulled) by Henry after failing to produce a surviving male heir.
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Anne refused to become his mistress, insisting on a marriage proposal. This led Henry to begin secret proceedings to annul his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon in 1527. After at least two miscarriages, Anne failed to provide Henry with a son, a major concern for the King. In April 1536, Anne was arrested on charges of adultery, incest, and treason. Historians believe these charges were largely fabricated. She was beheaded on Tower Green in May 1536.
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he initiated the English Reformation, establishing the Church of England with himself as its Supreme Head. -
Jane Seymour was King Henry VIII's third wife and Queen of England from 1536 until her death the following year. She is best known as the mother of Edward VI, Henry's long-awaited male heir. Jane married Henry after the execution of his second wife, Anne Boleyn, who failed to produce a son.
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Anne of Cleves was Henry VIII's fourth wife, Queen of England from January to July 1540. Born in Germany, she played a role in a brief alliance between her husband and her brother, a German Protestant leader. Her marriage to Henry was arranged by Thomas Cromwell and the House of Cleves to solidify a European alliance. Henry based his decision on a portrait by Hans Holbein, but later complained that Anne was plain and uneducated.
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Catherine Howard was King Henry VIII's fifth wife, serving from 1540–1541. Born into the aristocratic Howard family, she became a lady-in-waiting to Henry's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. Henry annulled his marriage to Anne and married Catherine shortly after in 1540. Catherine's downfall came after Henry discovered her alleged premarital affairs and adultery
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Catherine Parr was Queen of England and Ireland as the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 12 July 1543 until Henry's death on 28 January 1547. Catherine was the final queen consort of the House of Tudor, and outlived Henry by a year and eight months
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Henry VIII was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547.
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