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King Henry VIII
Born
28h June 1491, Palace of Placentia, Greenwich, Kent.
Parents
King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.
Married
Catherine of Aragon 1509-1533 – annulled.
Anne Boleyn 1533-1536 – executed/beheaded on grounds of treason.
Jane Seymour 1536-1537 – died after childbirth.
Anne of Cleves, 1540-1540 annulled.
Catherine Howard 1540-1542 – executed/beheaded on the grounds of treason.
Catherine Parr – 1543 survived Henry and died in 1548..
Coronation
24th June 1509. Reign 22nd April 15.09 – 28th January 1547
Claim to the Throne
Son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.
Died
28th January 1547 – Palace of Whitehall, London. Cause of Death – natural causes but had become obese and suffered from an ulcerated leg.
Buried – St George’s Chapel, Windsor.
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