Henry VIII of England

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King of England Tudor monarch human monarch

Henry VIII of England was the 16th-century Tudor king renowned for his six marriages, break with the Roman Catholic Church, and the establishment of the Church of England.

Aliases (3)

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	King of England → Tudor monarch → human → monarch →
birthDate	1491-06-28 →
birthPlace	Greenwich Palace → Greenwich, Kent, England →
burialPlace	St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle →
causeOfDeath	illness →
child	Edward VI of England → Elizabeth I of England → Mary I of England →
conflict	Anglo-French Wars → Anglo-Scottish Wars → Italian Wars →
coronationDate	1509-06-24 →
countryRuled	Kingdom of England → Kingdom of Ireland →
deathDate	1547-01-28 →
deathPlace	London, England → Palace of Whitehall →
education	humanist education →
enacted	Act of Supremacy 1534 →
era	Renaissance → Tudor period →
father	Henry VII of England →
founded	Church of England →
fullName	Henry Tudor →
hobby	hunting → jousting → music composition →
house	House of Tudor →
languageSpoken	English → French → Latin →
mother	Elizabeth of York →
notableFor	English Reformation → break with the Roman Catholic Church → establishment of the Church of England → having six wives →
policy	Dissolution of the Monasteries →
portraitArtist	Hans Holbein the Younger →
positionHeld	Supreme Head of the Church of England →
predecessor	Henry VII of England →
regnalName	Henry VIII →
reignEnd	1547-01-28 →
reignStart	1509-04-21 →
religion	Anglicanism → Roman Catholicism →
residence	Greenwich Palace → Hampton Court Palace → Palace of Whitehall →
spouse	Anne Boleyn → Anne of Cleves → Catherine Howard → Catherine Parr → Catherine of Aragon → Jane Seymour →
successor	Edward VI of England →
title	Duke of Cornwall → Duke of York → King of England → King of Ireland → Lord of Ireland → Prince of Wales →

Referenced by (110)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anne Boleyn → Anne of Cleves → Catherine Howard → Catherine Parr → Catherine of Aragon → Jane Seymour →	spouse
Anne of Cleves → House of Howard → Richmond Palace → Tom Canty ("King Henry VIII") →	associatedWithMonarch
Edward VI of England → Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset → Mary I of England → Prince Edward – Bobby Mauch ("King Henry VIII") →	father
Christ Church, Oxford ("King Henry VIII of England") → Diocese of Bristol ("King Henry VIII") → King's Inns ("King Henry VIII") → Navy Board →	foundedBy
Catherine Howard → Catherine Parr → Catherine of Aragon → Jane Seymour →	monarchConsortTo
Crown of Ireland → Earl of Kendal (1533 creation) → Supreme Head of the Church of England →	createdBy
King of Ireland → Kingdom of Ireland → Lordship of Ireland →	monarch
Hampton Court Palace ("Henry VIII") → Hyde Park ("Henry VIII") →	acquiredBy
Thomas Cranmer → Thomas Cranmer →	appointedBy
Greenwich Palace → Greenwich, Kent, England →	birthplaceOf
Oatlands Palace ("Henry VIII") → St James's Palace, London ("Henry VIII") →	builtFor
Elizabeth of York → Henry VII of England →	child
Oatlands Palace ("Henry VIII") → St James's Palace, London ("Henry VIII") →	commissionedBy
County Palatine of Chester → Greyfriars, Newgate, London →	dissolvedUnder
Crown of Ireland ("Henry VIII") → King of Ireland →	firstMonarch
Duke of Lancaster ("Henry VIII") → Supreme Head of the Church of England →	heldBy
Act of Supremacy 1534 ("Henry VIII") → Crown of Ireland Act 1542 →	monarchDuringEnactment
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset ("Henry VIII") → John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland ("Henry VIII") →	monarchServed
Kingdom of England → Tudor dynasty →	notableMonarch
Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset → Margaret Tudor →	sibling
Thomas Cranmer →	advisorTo
Crown of Ireland Act 1542 →	affectedTitleHolder
Earl of Kildare →	associatedPerson
Matthew Bible ("Henry VIII") →	authorizedBy
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset ("Henry VIII") →	brotherInLawOf
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England ("King Henry VIII of England") →	builder
Walmer Castle ("Henry VIII") →	builtBy
King's College Chapel →	builtDuringReignOf
St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England ("King Henry VIII of England") →	burialPlaceOf
Jane Seymour →	burialWith
Deal ("Henry VIII") →	castleBuiltBy
Fidei Defensor →	conferredOn
Act of Supremacy 1534 ("Henry VIII") →	declaredSupremeHead
St James’s Park ("Henry VIII") →	developedBy
Bath Abbey →	dissolutionBy
Hans Holbein the Younger →	employer
Diocese of Peterborough →	establishedBy
Catherine Howard →	executionOrderedBy
Palace of Whitehall →	expandedBy
Jane Seymour →	favoredBy
Richmond Palace →	favoriteResidenceOf
The Prince and the Pauper →	featuresHistoricalFigure
Supreme Head of the Church of England →	firstHolder
Trinity College, Cambridge →	founder
Margaret Beaufort →	grandmotherOf
Defender of the Faith →	grantedTo
Italian War of 1542–1546 →	hasCommander
Anne Boleyn →	hasInfluenced
Reformation ("Henry VIII") →	hasKeyFigure
C.J. Sansom ("Henry VIII") →	hasWrittenAbout
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset →	illegitimateChildOf
Dissolution of the Monasteries →	initiatedBy
Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset →	monarchDuringLifetime
Thomas Cranmer →	monarchDuringOffice
English Reformation Parliament era ("Henry VIII") →	monarchDuringPeriod
Thomas Cranmer →	monarchDuringTenure
St James's Palace, London ("Henry VIII") →	monarchResided
Hampton Court Palace ("Henry VIII") →	monarchResident
Dissolution of the Monasteries →	notableFigure
William Tyndale →	opposedBy
Fidei Defensor ("Henry VIII") →	originalHolder
Round Table, Winchester →	paintedDuringReignOf
Crown of Ireland Act 1542 →	partOfReignOf
Tudor chroniclers →	patron
Richmond Palace →	placeOfBirth
Eric Bana ("Henry VIII") →	portrayed
Edward VI of England →	predecessor
Greenwich Palace →	principalResidenceOf
Henry VIII of England ("Henry VIII") →	regnalName
Palace of Whitehall →	residenceOf
Francis I of France →	rival
Holy League against France →	signedBy
Anglo-Scottish Wars →	significantPerson
Henry VII of England →	successor
Lord of Ireland →	titleHolder
Sheen Palace →	usedBy