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- son of Henry V who as an infant succeeded his father and was King of England from 1422 to 1461; he was taken prisoner in 1460 and Edward IV was proclaimed king; he was rescued and regained the throne in 1470 but was recaptured and murdered in the Tower of London (1421-1471)
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- As Folger Theatre continually reminds us in its sturdily acted, becomingly visual "Henry VIII," history is in the imaginative mind of the conjurer -- in this case, William Shakespeare. Theater review: Folger Theatre's 'Henry VIII'
- His desire to realize Henry VIII's plan to subdue French influence in Scotland and achieve the union of the Crowns became an obsession.
- The figure on the right is Jean de Dinteville, the French ambassador to the English court of Henry VIII.
- People who longed for a more thorough introduction of Reformation principles during the reigns from Henry VIII to James I heavily relied on the Old Testament.
- The angel-noble of Henry VII, valued at ten shillings, appears to have been the coin given; it was in common use and not made especially for this purpose. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing
- Henry VIII's gardener, Richard Harris, had an orchard in Teynham producing cherries, pears, and pippins (eating apples), said to have been ‘the chief mother for all the other orchards of those kind of fruits’.
- Another intriguing find from the cemetery was a group of seven gold coins from the reign of Henry VIII known as ‘angels’.
- Back in England, old Edmund Dudley got his head chopped off for plotting against King Henry VII.
- A brief sidenote: the name Bloody Mary is associated with Queen Mary I of England, daughter of King Henry VIII. AskMen.com - HOME PAGE
- Construction of the chapel was begun in 1475 by Edward IV and completed under Henry VIII in 1528 and represents one of the finest examples in the country of the Perpendicular Gothic style.
