Who is Henry Viii, King Of England

Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority. He appointed himself Supreme Head of the Church of England and dissolved convents and monasteries, for which he was excommunicated by the pope. Henry is also known as "the father of the Royal Navy" as he invested heavily in the navy and increased its size from a few to more than 50 ships, and established the Navy Board.Domestically, Henry is known for his radical changes to the English Constitutio...
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  • Green Groweth The Holly
    1 Green groweth the holly,
    2 So doth the ivy.
    3 Though winter blasts blow never so high,
    4 Green groweth the holly. ...
  • O My Hart!
    O my hart and O my hart!
    My hart it is so sore,
    Sens I must nedys from my love depart
    And know no cunse wherefore....
  • Departure Is My Chef Payne
    Departure is my chef payne;
    I trust ryght wel of retorn agane.

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  • Lusty Youth Should Us Ensue
    1 Lusty Youth should us ensue.
    2 His merry heart shall sure all rue.
    3 For whatsoever they do him tell,
    4 It is not for him, we know it well. ...
  • Whoso That Wyll All Feattes Optayne
    Whoso that wyll all feattes optayne,
    In love he must be withowt dysdayne,

    For love enforyth all nobyle kynd ...
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Jacksongravitt: john calvin’s opinion of henry viii “in short, the reformation under jehu was like that under henry king of england; who, when he saw that he could not otherwise shake off the yoke of the roman antichrist than by some disguise, pretended great zeal for a time…
Davethackeray: henry viii unexpectedly became king. he was athletic, musical, and multilingual. he had six wives but divorced two, executed two, and one died. he was a devout catholic, but later founded the church of england. he had a painful leg injury, loved books, and dissolved monasteries.
1in4coalition: the film highlights historical disabled figures such as disabled painter sarah biffin, court dwarf jeffrey hudson, and former king of england, henry viii.
Tylerspino: as i still have questions on that and how can a church just lose its apostolic secession so easy down to hm king henry viii of the kingdom of england.
Tcmonehour: a man for all seasons (1966) d: fred zinnemann | paul scofield, wendy hiller, leo mckern 8:00pm est a depiction of the conflict between king henry viii of england and his lord chancellor, sir thomas more, who refuses to swear the oath of supremacy declaring henry supreme... 120m
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