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Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon ) annulled .
The palace was the birthplace of Henry VIII in 1491, and it figured largely in his life. [10] Following the King's marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Greenwich Palace was the birthplace of Mary I in 1516. [11] After Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn, his daughter, later Elizabeth I, was born at Greenwich Palace in 1533. [12]
A geo-biography Archived 21 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine of the Six Wives of Henry the VIII on Google Earth; How Henry's first wife tried to save marriage, letter from her to Pope Clement VII; Project Continua: Biography of Catherine of Aragon; Portraits of Katherine of Aragon at the National Portrait Gallery, London
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Thomas Wolsey was born in about 1473, the son of Robert Wolsey of Ipswich and his wife, Joan Daundy. [3] Widespread traditions identify his father as a butcher; his modest origin became a topic of criticism later, when he amassed wealth and power that critics thought more befitting a member of the high nobility.
As part of the 1970 BBC series The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Henry was played by Keith Michell, and Seymour by Anne Stallybrass. [44] In 1972, this interpretation was repeated in the film Henry VIII and His Six Wives, adapted from the BBC series, in which Keith Michell reprised his role as Henry; on this occasion Seymour was played by Jane Asher ...
Thomas Cromwell (/ ˈ k r ɒ m w əl,-w ɛ l /; [1] [a] c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution.
Henry VIII's will named sixteen executors, who were to act as Edward's council until he reached the age of eighteen. These executors were supplemented by twelve men "of counsail" who would assist the executors when called on. [50] The final state of Henry VIII's will has been the subject of controversy.