Henry VIII's house; he was the second monarch from this house.
Henry's favorite tutor, and renowned scholar; he fell from grace and was for a time imprisoned in 1502; though he signed his name with the appellation poet-laureate, there is scant record of his being conferred such a title.
Henry's VIII sister-in-law, to whom he was betrothed at age 11, but did not marry until after his father's death, shortly before his own coronation.
Site of Henry VIII's coronation in 1509.
Virtually ran the government for the first few years of Henry's reign, as one of the principle advisers to the new king who was more interested in his early years pursing entertainment and sports.
A talented musician and singer, this is one of Henry's most famous compositions, possibly written for his first wife.
Famous song often, probably erroneously, attributed to Henry.
Though he was noted for his promotion of Christian morality, he often engaged in this activity, usually considered a vice.
Henry excelled at sports, especially jousting, hunting, and this 'sport of kings.'
Henry could read and write in English, Latin, and the language of this country.
Estimated number of beheadings during Henry's 36 year reign.
For comparison, the number of people executed under his 'bloody' successor's six year reign.
Number of days after his coronation Henry had two of his father's most trusted advisers, Sir Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley, arrested and eventually executed, for treason.
Boy born to Henry and his mistress Elizabeth Blount; he was made Duke of Richmond at age six; while there was thought of legitimizing him, he died childless at age 17 after having married at 14.
1511: Alliance Henry joined in order to regain Aquitaine for the English; ended in failure.
1513: Victorious battle led by Henry in France.
1513: Battle in which the English, led by the Queen, defeated the Scots who with the encouragement of France, sought to take advantage of Henry's absence; James IV of Scotland died in the battle.
French king Henry's sister Mary married, securing peace for eight years.
The only child to survive infancy of Henry and Catherine, future Queen.
Lord Chancellor and bishop of the second most important diocese; since at the beginning Henry was still more interested in entertainment, a powerful adviser to Henry, sometimes styled 'alter rex'; fell out of favor, was recalled to London to answer charges of treason, but died of natural causes on the journey.
1518: Non-aggression pact, crafted by Thomas Wolsey, aimed at uniting Europe against the Ottomans; did not last long as war broke out between several nations, including England and France.
Title bestowed on Henry in response to his 1521 publication Assertio Septem Sacramentorum ('Defence of the Seven Sacraments')
1525: Treaty in which England gave up territorial claims in France and received a pension; they also agreed to work for the release of King Francis of France, a prisoner held by Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor; the French further promised to prevent the Scottish Duke of Albany from returning to Scotland.
Refused an annulment to Henry, who wanted a male heir and claimed that the Pope had no right to give a dispensation for his marriage to Catherine, resulted in the arrest of Cardinal Wolsey.
Lord Chancellor, and though a devout Catholic and opposing the annulment, originally denounced Wolsey.
Archbishop of Canterbury who eventually declared the marriage to Catherine null and void (subsequent to Henry's secret second marriage, but prior to the public ceremony.)
Sister of a mistress of Henry, who refused to become a mistress, and was secretly married to Henry prior to his resolution with his first marriage.
Title given to Henry's first wife as widow of Arthur, after she was stripped of the title Queen.
Only child of Henry and Henry's second wife; future queen.
Chief minister to Henry until his execution in 1540 (two months after being made Lord Great Chamberlain); helped to engineer the king's first annulment and plotted an evangelical, reformist course for the embryonic Church of England from the unique posts of vicegerent in spirituals and vicar-general.
1534: Recognized the King as 'the only Supreme Head in Earth of the Church of England.'
1534: Made it high treason, punishable by death, to refuse the Oath of Supremacy acknowledging the King as 'the only Supreme Head in Earth of the Church of England.'
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