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Henry was born at Green Palace
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King Henry VIII, who married his deceased brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon, in 1509. This union required a special dispensation from the Pope because canon law prohibited marrying a brother's wife. The marriage's validity was a significant factor in Henry VIII's later decision to seek an annulment and break from the Catholic Church, initiating the English Reformation.
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Henry VIII was crowned King of England alongside Queen Katherine of Aragon in Westminster Abbey on June 24, 1509, the Midsummer's Day after his father's death, in a ceremony officiated by Archbishop William Warham. The coronation included a grand procession and magnificent feasts, solidifying his new reign and the Tudor dynasty after the Wars of the Roses
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In May 1533, Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon was declared null and void by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, paving the way for his marriage to Anne Boleyn, which had secretly taken place in January of the same year. This act led to England's break with the Catholic Church and the establishment of the Church of England.
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The Act of Supremacy was a pivotal parliamentary act in 1534 that made King Henry VIII the head of the Church of England, severing ties with the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope. This act consolidated royal and religious authority, allowing Henry to control religious affairs and dissolve monasteries, which shifted wealth and land to the Crown and loyal subjects
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Anne Boleyn's execution in May 1536, King Henry VIII immediately moved to marry his third wife, Jane Seymour, with the hope of securing a male heir for the throne. Boleyn's downfall and execution were a personal maneuver by Henry to rid himself of a wife who had failed to provide a male child and to secure a new union
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Henry probably became attracted to Jane in 1535, when he visited her father at Wolf Hall, but, though willing to marry him, she refused to be his mistress. That determination undoubtedly helped bring about Anne Boleyn's downfall and execution (May 19, 1536). On May 30, 1536, Henry and Jane were married privately (1536-1537)
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Jane Seymour gave birth to a healthy son, Edward, on October 12, 1537, at Hampton Court Palace, fulfilling Henry VIII's desperate need for a male heir. Celebrations erupted throughout the realm, but the joy was short-lived. Queen Jane succumbed to post-natal complications, believed to be puerperal fever, and died just twelve days later, on October 24, 1537
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Jane Seymour died shortly after childbirth on October 24, 1537, just twelve days after giving birth to her son, Edward VI, due to post-childbirth complications, likely an infection like puerperal fever. Her death was a tragedy for Henry VIII and a significant event in Tudor history, and she is buried in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle
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King Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves in 1540 and quickly divorced her, having the marriage annulled on July 9, 1540. He then married Catherine Howard on July 28, 1540, just two weeks after the annulment of his previous marriage. Anne of Cleves went on to live comfortably in England with a large settlement and honorary titles, while Catherine Howard was later beheaded in 1542 for treason
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Catherine Howard, King Henry VIII's fifth wife, was executed for treason after being found guilty of adultery. During her marriage to the king, it was discovered she had affairs both before and after their wedding, which led to her beheading at the Tower of London in 1542.
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King Henry VIII's final wife, Catherine Parr, outlived him, becoming the last of his six consorts. She married Henry VIII in July 1543 and remained married to him until his death in January 1547, surviving him by over a year and a half
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King Henry VIII died at the Palace of Whitehall on January 28, 1547, at the age of 55, after a reign of 36 years. His death marked the transition of the throne to his young son, Edward VI
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It is factually correct; the statement accurately describes the succession of King Henry VIII, whose son, Edward VI, became king at age nine upon his father's death in 1547. Edward VI's reign was characterized by the Church of England becoming more Protestant and the introduction of the Book of Common Prayer, although he died young at 15 and was succeeded by his half-sister, Mary I.