Henry VIII
Historical Figure

Henry VIII

King of England from 1509 to 1547

Born: 1491 CE · Died: 1547 CENationality: Kingdom of England

About Henry VIII

Henry VIII was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. After the pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, Henry passed legislation that severed England and Ireland from the Roman Catholic Church and established the monarch as Supreme Head of the Church of England, initiating the English Reformation. He subsequently married five more times; two marriages were annulled and two wives were executed.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Revolution1517 CE – 1648 CE

Protestant Reformation

Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses (1517) challenged Catholic Church authority over indulgences, sparking a religious upheaval that permanently divided Western Christianity into Catholic and Protestant branches.