Henry VIII was born at Greenwich on 28 June 1491, the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. He became heir to the throne on the death of his elder brother, Prince Arthur. In 1502 and succeeded in 1509.
In his youth he was athletic and highly intelligent. A contemporary observer described him thus: he speaks good French, Latin, and Spanish; he is very religious.
Henry VIII also interested in the navy increased its size from 5 ships to 53.
The Tudors, August 22 1485 - Henry Tudor wins battle of Bosworth becoming Henry VII.
1485 Henry VII cemented his succession and settled the friction between the Yorkists and Lancastrians by marrying the Yorkist heir, Elizabeth of york.
December 16, 1485 - Birth of Katherine of Aragon.
January 16, 1486 - marriage pf Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV.
September 20, 1486 - Birth of Arthur, Prince of Wales.
June 28, 1491 - Birth of Arthur, Prince of Wales.
August 10, 1497 - Arthur, Prince of Wales is betrothed to Katherine of Aragon.
May 19, 1499 Katherine and Arthur Married by proxy.
November 14, 1501 Katherine of Aragon and Arthur, Prince of Wales marry.
April 2, 1502 Death of Prince Arthur.
A papal dispensation was obtained to enable his second son Henry to marry the wife Katherine of Aragon of his first son Arthur who died.
1502 - Margaret daughter of Henry VII, marries James IV of Scotland.
June 25, 1503 - Katherine betrothed to Prince Henry.
1509 June 11 King Henry VIII marries Katherine of Aragon.
1513 Katherine of Aragon ruled as regent while Henry was camping in France.
1516 Queen Mary 1 "Bloody Mary" 1516 - 1558 born in Greenwich.
1517 The protesta t reformation begins when Martin Luther nails his " 95 Theses" Against the Catholic practice of selling indulgences, on the church door at Wittenberg.
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