biography

martes, 12 de febrero de 2013

HENRY VIII

 
As you well know, Henry VIII was Elizabeth's father.
Write a short profile of this amazing character. Use the next websites if necessary.
http://www.wickham.newbury.sch.uk/topics/tudors/tudors.html
http://tudorhistory.org/henry8/
 

NAME: Henry Tudor
BORN:Greenwich Palace, on 28 June 1491
PARENTS:Henry VII & Queen Elizabeth of York
CROWNED:1502 - death of Arthur
Crowned on April 21 1509
RELIGION : although he created the Church of England, he remained Catholic.
MARITAL STATUS:Married 6 times
CHILDREN:Mary I, Elizabeth I & Edward VI.
HOBBIES :Jousting, archery, stag and dee hunting, hawking and music.
MOST FAMOUS PALACE:Hampton court
HIS LORD CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND :
Cardinal Wolsey
DIED :28 January 1547
REIGNED :For 33 years ( 1509 - 1547 )
BURIED :16 February 1547 at St. George's chapel, Windsor Castle.
  
   
Illustrations :
(1)Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the Younger - The Royal Collection
(2)Henry at approx. age 40. by Joos van Cleeve - The Royal Collection
(3)A portrait of Henry by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543) made c. 1536. Madrid, the Thyseen-Bornemisza Collection
(4)Detail of Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the Younger - The Royal Collection

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