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Henry VIII

How much to you know about England's most married monarch?
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Name Henry's six wives.
Katherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Katherine Howard
Katherine Parr
How old was Henry when he became King?
Seventeen
Who were Henry's parents?
Henry VII
Elizabeth of York
Henry expanded which branch of England's military?
The Navy
What title did Henry hold in childhood?
Duke of York
What rebellion occurred during his third marriage?
Pilgrimage of Grace
What were the rebels protesting?
Dissolution of the monasteries
Protestant Reformation
In order to marry his first wife, the couple needed what?
A Papal Dispensation
Henry wrote many of these.
Songs
Who did Henry have executed the same day he married his fifth wife?
Thomas Cromewell
Who did Henry rely upon during the early years of his reign?
Cardinal Wolsey
Henry had a love of what sports?
Hunting
Jousting
In which year did Henry break with the Church in Rome?
1533
Which of Henry's illegitimate children did he acknowledge?
Henry Fitzroy
Who were two of Henry's best known mistresses?
Bessie Blount
Mary Boleyn
Who were Henry's three legitimate(?) children?
Mary I
Elizabeth I
Edward VI
Why did Henry have Thomas More and Bishop Fisher executed?
Denying the Act of Supremacy
Henry often found his next wife among his current wife's what?
Ladies in Waiting
Which of his wives is Henry buried next to?
Jane Seymour
How long did Henry rule for?
Thirty-six years
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