King Henry VIII Henry was born in 1491; he was the third child of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Henry was given the title of Prince Henry in 1503 until the passing of his father when he took the title of King Henry VIII in 1509. Henry was quickly thrown into the world of responsibilities and duties of the King of England. He married his eldest brothers widow Katharine of Argon in 1503, before his reign as King started. Henry is one of the most memorable Kings for many reasons, his relations with France throughout the years, executions, and many failed marriages are a few of the events that made Henry so memorable.
In 1511 Henry joined Pope Julius II, Ferdinand of Spain, and the Venetians in their Holy League against France. With his chief minister Thomas Wolsey he led his army to France in 1513, and captured Therouanne and Tournia. He returned to England after invading Scottish forces, which were under the control if James IV, and suffering a defeat at Flodden when Ferdinand deserted Henry having a secret truce with France. Henry in a quick effort to make peace married his sister Mary of England to Louis XII of France. The marriage, and peace, ended within a year with the death of Louis.
Fransis I took the throne of France and quickly pushed the Scots against England. Ferdinand passed in 1516 enabling Thomas Wolsey to create a new alliance offer with France. This alliance soon expanded to include all the major European powers to pledge to a universal peace. Henry’s daughter Mary was promised to marry the dauphin (heir to Frances throne).
The Essay on France and England: A comparison of Governments
In Early Modern Europe, countries were discovering and changing the ways in which they operated. While some, for a period of time stuck to their old traditional ways, others were embarking on a journey that would change the course of their country. This paper, will explore and evaluate the two different government styles of France and England – one keeping with the traditional ways of their ...
Six years later (1522) Henry joined Charles (Holy Roman Emperor) in a war against France. Henry’s role in this war was mostly unimportant except his heavy increase on taxes. This increase of course caused a resistance from parliament and the people.
Charles won a very impressive victory against France in 1525 and denied England any of the profits. With the economy shaking Henry made an unpopular alliance with France and lowered the increase on taxes. England was prosperous again under the administration of Thomas Wolsey who Henry gave almost complete control. In 1527 Henry wanted a divorce from Katherine of Argon. She was unlikely to produce any more children and especially and male heir. Henry wanted to invalidate the marriage on the grounds that the papal decision and rule under which he married Katherine was illegal.
He continued to push for reformation of parliament against the Clergy to the Crown. It was not until 1532 that the English convocation accepted and submitted the clergy tot the crown. The next year Henry married Anne Boleyn. And by the end of 1534 parliament had prohibited appeals to the papal court, stopped all payments to Rome, and transferred papal power to the King. Henry was now the supreme head of the English Church. No change was made to the doctrine except for denial of papal authority. The separation from Rome was the official beginning of the Church of England.
In 1536 Henry divorced Anne Boleyn and sentenced her to be beheaded. She had produced no male heir, only a daughter (Elizabeth).
Henry quickly married Jane Seymour who produced a male heir in 1537; she sadly passed soon after the birth. Henry licensed a publication of the Bible in English, but it did not pass through parliament on the grounds that it did not meet the principles of the Catholic doctrine. In 1540 Henry married Anne of Cleves, the marriage quickly ended when Henry divorced and sentenced Anne to be beheaded in 1542. Henry also beheaded Cromwell who had arranged the pair and marriage of the two.
The Essay on Civil War By Edward Hagenlocher
Migration west brought South and North into conflict over slavery. Earlier compromises between the sections had succeeded because slavery had been a relatively minor issue; major differences usually revolved around culture, economics, and the balance of power. However, by the 1840s, slavery and its expansion became a central, pivotal issue. While the "Young America" movement and nativism damaged ...
In the same year Henry married Catherine Howard and sentenced her to execution as well. In 1543 Henry too his sixth wife Catherine Parr. Late 1542 and early 1543 marked the beginning of a war with Scotland. An alliance between Henry and Charles quickly took place against France. The war lasted until 1546, costing England a great deal of money and resources. During this war Henry established England’s first permanent Navy and was declared King of Ireland. Henry’s “Six Articles of Faith” was strongly enforced and the use of the English was carefully increased across Europe. On January 28th 1547 at 2a. King Henry VIII passed away in his bed chambers surrounded by nurses and doctors, he was 56. At the Kings passing the council appointed to advise Edward VI new role as King of England took action to prepare the new King. During Henry’s reign as King his greatest downfall was possibly his ego. He favored personal desires rather than public policies and moral rights. He forced his partied to pay extreme punishment for his mistakes and wrong doings, and unfortunately executed many for no reason. Under his rule England enjoyed peaceful and prosperous transitions during times of war and religious strife.
Henry’s son Edward took the throne at the age of nine. His council and advisors had many years of work before Edward could take full control of the throne. Unfortunately Edwards reign as King was full of financial, social, and political unrest which resulted in riots and a lost war with Scotland. At the age of 15, Edward fell deathly ill and quickly passed from his illness. Henry’s hopes of a long reign for his only son did not come true. Many rumors and stories flew through Europe that Henry cursed his blood line with his actions.
And that supposedly before Henry’s burial his coffin had exploded during the night; scattering his remains, this was the beginning of the stories of the cursed blood line. After Edwards passing his sister Mary took the throne on July 19th, 1553. Mary soon took on the title of “Bloody Mary” after her first four years as Queen due to the massive executions she ordered out. Henry’s daughter Mary soon became the most feared ruler in England. Mary passed away at the age of 42 from cancer leaving the throne to her half-sister Elizabeth. Henry’s blood line only lasted a few decades, but created many uproars and scandals throughout Europe.
The Term Paper on King Edward III’s War
King Edward III’s military tactics were the sole reason for the English victory at Crecy in 1346. Not only that, he was the reason for English success overall in the early stages of The Hundred Years War. The war was started because of a feudal dynastic struggle over the Duchy of Aquitaine, and also the French throne. The first major battle was dominated by Edward, it took place at Sluys in 1340. ...
