The Tudors Henry Viii Spouse. Henry attained the throne when his forces defeated king richard iii at the battle of bosworth field the culmination of the wars of the roses. He played a significant role in the english reformation instigating the church of england s break from rome in 1532 in order to marry his second wife anne boleyn.
He played a significant role in the english reformation instigating the church of england s break from rome in 1532 in order to marry his second wife anne boleyn. Of these offspring only mary married and disastrously at that and none of them left any children. The best known children are the three legitimate offspring who survived infancy and would succeed him as monarchs of england successively edward vi mary i and elizabeth i.
Elizabeth was not included in her sister s household during her.
Henry is best known for his six marriages and in particular his efforts to have his first marriage to catherine of aragon annulled his disagreement with pope clement vii on the question of such an annulment led henry to initiate the english reformation separating the church of england. Henry viii 28 june 1491 28 january 1547 was king of england from 1509 until his death in 1547. He played a significant role in the english reformation instigating the church of england s break from rome in 1532 in order to marry his second wife anne boleyn. Mary tudor born march 1495 96 died june 24 1533 westhorpe suffolk eng english princess the third wife of king louis xii of france.