Henry VIII of England

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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.

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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, England
surface form: St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
causeOfDeath illness
child Edward VI of England
Elizabeth I of England
Mary I of England
conflict Hundred Years' War
surface form: 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 dynasty
surface form: Tudor period
father Henry VII of England
founded Church of England
fullName Henry VII of England
surface form: Henry Tudor
hobby hunting
jousting
music composition
house Tudor dynasty
surface form: House of Tudor
languageSpoken English
French
Latin
mother Elizabeth of York
notableFor English Reformation Parliament era
surface form: English Reformation

break with the Roman Catholic Church
English Reformation Parliament era
surface form: 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 of England self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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

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Crown of Ireland Act 1542 affectedTitleHolder Henry VIII of England
FitzRoy father Henry VIII of England
subject surface form: Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
FitzRoy illegitimateChildOf Henry VIII of England
subject surface form: Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
Christ Church, Oxford foundedBy Henry VIII of England
this entity surface form: King Henry VIII of England
Navy Board foundedBy Henry VIII of England
William Tyndale opposedBy Henry VIII of England
Hans Holbein the Younger employer Henry VIII of England
Winchester Castle paintedDuringReignOf Henry VIII of England
subject surface form: Round Table, Winchester
Thomas appointedBy Henry VIII of England
subject surface form: Thomas Cranmer
Thomas monarchDuringTenure Henry VIII of England
subject surface form: Thomas Cranmer
Tudor chroniclers patron Henry VIII of England
Dissolution of the Monasteries initiatedBy Henry VIII of England
Dissolution of the Monasteries notableFigure Henry VIII of England
Margaret Tudor sibling Henry VIII of England
Elizabeth of York child Henry VIII of England
Margaret Beaufort grandmotherOf Henry VIII of England
Prince Edward – Bobby Mauch father Henry VIII of England
this entity surface form: King Henry VIII
Oatlands Palace, Surrey, England commissionedBy Henry VIII of England
subject surface form: Oatlands Palace
this entity surface form: Henry VIII
Oatlands Palace, Surrey, England builtFor Henry VIII of England
subject surface form: Oatlands Palace
this entity surface form: Henry VIII
Greenwich, Kent, England birthplaceOf Henry VIII of England
Walmer Castle builtBy Henry VIII of England
this entity surface form: Henry VIII
Crown of Ireland createdBy Henry VIII of England
Crown of Ireland firstMonarch Henry VIII of England
this entity surface form: Henry VIII
Sheen Palace usedBy Henry VIII of England
Greyfriars, Newgate, London dissolvedUnder Henry VIII of England
Hyde Park acquiredBy Henry VIII of England
this entity surface form: Henry VIII
Supreme Head of the Church of England createdBy Henry VIII of England
Supreme Head of the Church of England firstHolder Henry VIII of England
Supreme Head of the Church of England heldBy Henry VIII of England
Anglo-Scottish Wars significantPerson Henry VIII of England
Catherine of Aragon spouse Henry VIII of England
Catherine of Aragon monarchConsortTo Henry VIII of England
Eric Bana portrayed Henry VIII of England
this entity surface form: Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn spouse Henry VIII of England
Anne Boleyn hasInfluenced Henry VIII of England
Anne of Cleves spouse Henry VIII of England
Anne of Cleves associatedWithMonarch Henry VIII of England
Greenwich Palace principalResidenceOf Henry VIII of England
Greenwich Palace birthplaceOf Henry VIII of England
Catherine Howard spouse Henry VIII of England
Catherine Howard monarchConsortTo Henry VIII of England
Catherine Howard executionOrderedBy Henry VIII of England
Catherine Parr spouse Henry VIII of England
Catherine Parr monarchConsortTo Henry VIII of England
Holy League against France signedBy Henry VIII of England
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset monarchServed Henry VIII of England
this entity surface form: Henry VIII
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset brotherInLawOf Henry VIII of England
this entity surface form: Henry VIII
Italian War of 1542–1546 hasCommander Henry VIII of England
County Palatine of Chester dissolvedUnder Henry VIII of England
Earl of Kildare associatedPerson Henry VIII of England