henry VIII

By garrettreid
  • Jun 28, 1491

    Henry VIII is born

    Henry VIII is born in Greenwich on 28 June 1491, son of Henry VII.
  • Oct 1, 1509

    Henry takes over the throne

    Henry VII dies, so Henry VIII marries Catherine and takes over the throne. He is 17 years old
  • Jun 1, 1521

    Henry receives a Award

    Henry VIII is such a great author, he was awarded the "Defender of Faith" award by the pope
  • Aug 1, 1533

    Henry has a child

    Henry's mistress Anne gave birth to a child, Elizabeth.
  • Jun 1, 1534

    Head of the Church

    Henry VIII declared himself supreme head of church of England
  • May 15, 1536

    Henry VIII beheads Anne

    Henry VIII puts Anne on trial for adultery, they find her guilty and take her to a private room to be beheaded. Within 24 hours of this Henry gets remarried with Jane Seymour.
  • Oct 13, 1537

    Henry's son is born

    Jane finally gave birth to Henry's son, Edward. Unfortunately she died nine days later
  • Feb 13, 1542

    The execution

    After an investigation into Catherine, Henry found her commiting adultery and had her exectued.
  • Oct 13, 1543

    Henry's bad habits

    Henry's binge eating led to untreated type 2 diabetes. He also had pus filled pores on his body, this and his obesity probably contributed to his death.
  • Jan 28, 1547

    Henry Dies

    Henry VIII dies on 28 January 1547.