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- son of Henry VII and King of England from 1509 to 1547; his divorce from Catherine of Aragon resulted in his break with the Catholic Church in 1534 and his excommunication 1538, leading to the start of the Reformation in England (1491-1547)
How To Use Henry VIII In A Sentence
- 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.
- 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’.
- 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.
- In 1543 he was condemned to be burnt as a heretic for his adherence to Calvinism, but he was reprieved by Henry VIII and on his release from prison returned to St George's.
- This whole area used to be Henry VIII's hunting chase, a protected patch of lush woodland to the north of the capital.
