Henry VIII By UR316 Jun 28, 1491 Born at Greenwich on 28 June Jan 31, 1502 Henry's older brother Prince Arthur, heir to the throne dies, leaving Henry as the heir. Jan 31, 1509 Married Catherine of Aragon, daughter of the King and Queen of Spain and Arthur's widow Jan 31, 1516 Catherine gives birth to Princess Mary, later Mary I. Jan 31, 1521 Henry VIII is made ‘Defender of the Faith’ by the Pope for being a good Catholic. Jan 31, 1532 Henry's marriage to Catherine is annulled. Jan 31, 1533 Henry marries Anne Boleyn Jan 31, 1534 Henry VIII forms the 'Church of England'. Henry is confirmed as 'Supreme Head of the Church of England' following a parliamentary Act of Supremacy Jan 31, 1536 The Dissolution of the monasteries starts. Henry VIII orders Thomas Cromwell to start closing most of the small monasteries in England. Jan 31, 1536 Anne Boleyn is executed for high treason and Henry marries Jane Seymour Jan 31, 1536 Act of Union between Wales and England Jan 31, 1537 Jane Seymour gives birth to Edward (later Edward VI), but dies after childbirth Jan 31, 1540 Henry marries and divorces Anne of Cleves Jan 31, 1540 The end of the Dissolution. All the monasteries in England have been clposed Jan 31, 1540 Thomas Cromwell is executed on a charge of treason Jan 31, 1540 Henry marries Catherine Howard, his fifth wife. Jan 31, 1542 Catherine is executed for treason Jan 31, 1543 Henry marries Catherine Parr, his sixth wife. Jan 31, 1547 Henry VIII dies, Whitehall, 28 Jan, aged 55. Jan 31, 1548 succession at last
