Henry viii and his wives

Henry VIII the King of England and Ireland . He was king of England from April 21 , 1509 until his death . He was also the second monarch of the House of Tudor , succeeding his father , Henry VII . He was an important figure in the history of English monarchy . But in the great part of his reign , he wickedly suppressed the Protestant reformation of the church He separated the Anglican Church from the hierarchy and established himself as the Supreme Head of Church of England . He advocated catholic ceremony and doctrine throughout his life . Henry

VIII was born in Greenwich Palace , the third child of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York Among Henry 's six sibling , only three survived infancy , namely Arthur Margaret , and Mary . As it was expected , Arthur is next in throne

In 1502 , Arthur died suddenly , at 15 years old . Then his duties we 're transferred to his younger brother Henry VIII , who eventually became Prince of Wales . His father renewed marital alliance between England and Spain by offering his son Henry VIII in marriage to Prince Arthur 's widow , Catherine of Aragon . Catherine was the youngest surviving child of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile . Henry VIII married Catherine on June 11 1509 after his father 's death and on June 24 1509 the two we 're crowned at Westminster Abbey

After his coronation , he arrested two of his father 's ministers , Sir Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley and charged them with treason...