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Birth of Catherine of Aragon on December 16, 1485
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King Henry VIII was born today
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King Henry VIII was born on June 8th, 1491 from Henry VII and Elizthebeth of York. When he was 10, his brother married Catherine. A couple months later, his brother died and they planned to mary Catherine to Henry VIII. He was became King when he was 17 and married shortly after...King Henry was young and fit when he was married. He had a boy with Catherine but he died two months later. He also had a child named Mary, who would become known as Bloody Mary.
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Henry found that he couldn't have another male with Catherine and wanted a divorce. The pope wouldn't allow it so Henry asked the Parliment if he could be head of the Church of England which the Parliment agreed to. Henry quickly divorced his wife Catherine. He then married Ann Boleyn. Parliment then made Henry no longer the head of the Church of England and excommunicated. Anne had a baby named Elizthebeth. Anne also had a still born son and later was excomunicated. Henry later went on to Jane
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After marrying Jane, they had a son, Edward VI. Jane died only two days later. Henry finds yet another wife named Anne of Cleves. Then their marridge ended. Then he married Catherine Parr and that was his wife. After James V died, Henry took over Scotland. He died at age 56.
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Ann Boleyn was born in 1501. The exact date is unknown
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Jane Seymour was born in 1508. The exact date is unknown.
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King Henry VIII was crowned on 24 June, 1509. His father died three days before. He was seventeen at the time. The marrage between Catherine and Henry was avoided until today.
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Catherine of Aragon married Henry VIII
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Birth of Mary I on 18 February 1516. She was the child of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
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Catherine divorced King Henry in 1533.
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Anne Boleyn married Henry VIII
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King Henry VIII set an act of supremacy in place stating that he was the leader of the Church of England and that people had to listen to him.
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Catherine died on January 7th, 1536. Only three years after the divorce with Henry. She was living in a dark danky castle and her health was declining.
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Anne was accused of adultry, and the King had her beheaded.
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Henry VIII married Jane Seymour
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Jane Seymour had a son two weeks ealier by c-section. She was weak and couldn't attend her son's christianing.
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Henry originally thought Anne of Cleves was attractive when he saw a painting of her, but after seeing her in real life he decided she was not attractive, and essentially divorced her because he was dissapointed.
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Kathryn was thought to have been cheating on King Henry, and was ordered to be exectuted.
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King Henry died on 28 January 1547 in whitehall palace
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King Henry died, and left Katherine Parr (his current wife at the time) a widow.
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King Edward (Henry's third-born son) takes the throne. The exact date is not known.
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King Edward died of a terminal illness which some believed could have been tuberculosis.
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Mary I was crowned
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Anne died of natural causes in Chelsea Manor in London after living a quiet life for many years. She is buried in Westminister Abbey in a tomb that is difficult to find.
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Mary I died of natural causes.
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After her sister's death, Elizabeth takes over the throne and completely repeals the catholic legislation set in place by Mary I. Elizabeth never married, and was often called the "Virgin Queen".
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Henry's daughter, Elizabeth declares herself the Supreme Governer of the Church of England, and set in place an Oath of Supremacy. Everyone had to swear allegiance to the monarch. Anyone who refused would be charged with treason.
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Queen Elizabeth died of natural causes.
