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Henry VIII. KEY EVENTS.

By EmilyOCherrio
  • Henry VIII was born.
    Jun 28, 1491

    Henry VIII was born.

    Henry's dad was King Henry VII and his mum was Elizabeth of York. Henry was born at Greenwich Palace.
  • Arthur, Prince of Wales died.
    Apr 2, 1502

    Arthur, Prince of Wales died.

    Arthur died suddenly at the early age of 15. The cause of his death is unknown but may have been consumption, diabetes, or the mysterious sweating sickness.
  • Henry VII died.
    Apr 21, 1509

    Henry VII died.

    Henry VII was buried at Westminster Abbey. He was succeeded by his second son, Henry VIII.
  • Mary was born.
    Feb 18, 1516

    Mary was born.

    Mary, the only surviving child of Henry and Catherine, was born.
  • Henry became the Head of the English Church.
    Feb 11, 1531

    Henry became the Head of the English Church.

    Henry VIII declared himself ‘Head of the English Church".
  • Dissolution of the Monostories.
    Oct 1, 1536

    Dissolution of the Monostories.

    The Dissolution of the Monasteries lasted four years to 1540. The last monastery to be dissolved was Waltham Abbey in March1540.
    Henry put Thomas Cromwell in charge of getting rid of the monasteries. Cromwell started by sending royal commissioners to all the monasteries in 1535-1536 to find out what they own, how much money they have coming in and to report on what is happening inside the monasteries. The royal commissioners report stated that the monks and nuns are seriously breaking the rules.
  • Death of Thomos Cromwell.
    Jun 10, 1540

    Death of Thomos Cromwell.

    Thomas Cromwell was arrested and executed (July 28th).
  • Death of Henry VIII.
    Jan 28, 1547

    Death of Henry VIII.

    Henry VIII died aged 57. His reign had lasted 37 years and 8 months. Henry VIII was buried in St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, next to his third wife Jane Seymour, the mother of his son and heir Edward VI. The death of Henry was probably due to his health issues.