Henry VIII

Noun

Meaning

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)

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Examples

Henry VIII had so many wives because his dynastic sense was very strong whenever he saw a maid of honor. Will Cuppy

1971–73: First Yes run and The Six Wives of Henry VIII Yes made Fragile in five weeks to help finance a new set of keyboards for Wakeman. Source: Internet

After her death, numerous portraits were painted of her, particularly of her speech at the Legatine Trial, a moment accurately rendered in Shakespeare's play about Henry VIII. Source: Internet

Accounts of the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, vol. 7 (1907), 18. According to 16th-century writers, his treasurer James Kirkcaldy of Grange tried to persuade James against the persecution of Protestants and to meet Henry VIII at York. Source: Internet

After 1503, records show the Tower of London was never again used as a royal residence by Henry Tudor, and all royal births under Henry VIII took place in palaces. Source: Internet

Although Henry VIII sent his tapestries to York in September 1541 ahead of a meeting, James did not come. Source: Internet

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