The significance of Henry VIII?

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Hello, I would like to know what was so important about him like the things he did and the impact he had on history. Thanks.

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Henry was a king more famous for his six wives than for his turbulent yet effective rule, which took England from obscurity to being a major world power.

Henry became heir to the throne, aged eleven, in 1492, when his elder brother Arthur, Prince of Wales, died suddenly. Arthur had been married to Catherine of Aragon, but the marriage had only lasted a short while and apparently never consummated. Henry’s father needed the alliance with Catherine’s father, the king of Spain and so Catherine was kept at the English court to be married to Henry, when he came of age. When Henry came to the throne, aged 18, he immediately married Catherine.

Henry’s reign was noted for stability and prosperity at home, due to a foreign policy based on avoiding foreign conflict. Henry and his ministers played off the two major powers in Europe, France and Spain, by making brief alliances with one or the other, or another power, as best suited the moment.

At Henry’s court, there were numerous factions, each trying to gain influence. Although England was Catholic and Henry himself was a devout Catholic, many at court had sympathies with the Protestant cause. Henry had no male heir but only a daughter, Mary, later Mary I, with Catherine. He was persuaded to seek an annulment of his marriage on the grounds that it was unlawful to marry one’s brother’s wife. The pope refused Henry’s request, preferring to side with Spain and Catherine’s relatives, for political reasons. At this, Henry was convinced to make a break with Rome. The Act of Supremacy made the king the head of the church in England. England was still Catholic but the king ran church affairs. The Act of Appeals declared that England was ‘an empire’, that is a sovereign state. Henry had made England into a nation state, independent of all foreign powers. The way was now clear for Henry to divorce Catherine.

Henry then married Anne Boleyn, by whom he had a daughter Elizabeth, later Elizabeth I. When that marriage failed, he married Jane Seymour and had his male heir, Edward, later Edward VI. Henry went through a succession of marriages, none of them successful. He left a male heir who took the throne aged nine and two daughters who became queens in turn. During Edward’s reign, his ministers made England Protestant. In Mary’s time, England reverted to Catholicism and when Elizabeth succeeded, England turned back to Protestantism. Henry thought he had left the succession clear and the land safe but, in fact, his marriages had brought turmoil.

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Why Is Henry Viii Important

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Henry VIII (28 June 1491–28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland, from 22 April 1509 until his death. He was the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty, succeeding his father, Henry VII. Henry VIII is famous for having been married six times to have a son, "divorcing" two by execution, and ultimately breaking with Rome. He wielded perhaps the most untrammelled power of any English monarch, and brought about the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and the union of England and Wales.

Several significant pieces of legislation were enacted during Henry VIII's reign. They included the several Acts which severed the English Church from the Roman Catholic Church and established Henry as the supreme head of the Church in England; the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542, which brought the law in Wales in line with that in England; the Buggery Act 1533, the first anti-sodomy enactment in England; and the Witchcraft Act 1542, which punished "invoking or conjuring an evil spirit" with death.

Henry VIII is known to have been an avid gambler and dice player. In his youth, he excelled at sports, especially jousting, hunting, and royal tennis. He was also an accomplished musician, author, and poet; his best known piece of music is Pastyme With Good Company ("The Kynges Ballade"). Henry VIII was also involved in the original construction and improvement of several significant buildings, including Nonsuch Palace, King's College Chapel in Cambridge and Westminster Abbey in London—the existing buildings improved were often properties confiscated from Wolsey (such as Christ Church, Oxford, Hampton Court Palace, palace of Whitehall) and Trinity College, Cambridge.

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The significance of Henry VIII?
Hello, I would like to know what was so important about him like the things he did and the impact he had on history. Thanks.

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He was a pivotal king not only in terms of English history but also in the history of the Catholic Church. He is most infamous for his six wives. His quest for a male heir to his throne led to the break between England and the Catholic Church and to the formation of the Anglican Church. In this quest, he had six wives, two of whom he beheaded in order to move on to another wife. He divorced his first wife although it was never recognized by the Church (or by her). He also fathered two of the best remembered queens of England in Mary I and Elizabeth I. His father, Henry VII, was the king who ended the Wars of the Roses and united the warring factions of the royal linage thru marriage. Henry continued the work his father began and also brought England onto the map as a major player in the world after years of strife between the various court factions over who was the legitimate ruler of England. He also took away all the properties owned by the Catholic Church on English land and gave it to his noblemen.

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He is attributed with starting the Reformation in England which led to the formulation of the Anglican church but I don't think he knew the ramifications of what he was doing and the Church really only gained permanency under the reign of his daughter Elizabeth. Having being left a surplus from his fathers reign he bankrupted the country in his search for glory by starting futile wars. Arguably the greatest English victory of the time was the Battle of Flodden field but he was off rampaging in France and it was his wife Catherine of Aragon who rallied the troops for that one. By the way he made sure at all times that he was far away from any action in any battles that he took part it. In his earlier years he was athletic but was a poor loser so that when the French King Francis defeated him in a wrestling match at The Field of the Cloth of Gold relations between both sovereigns soured leading to the whole event being a waste of time. In his later years he ballooned in size suffered gout and was so lazy he created the position of "Groom of the Stool" to help clean himself after going to the toilet. He was typically machiavellian, so whenever there was a rebellion he would promise clemency only to go back on his word and execute everyone. Maybe that was a good thing? Depends on your viewpoint. He had a chef boiled alive in one of his own cauldrons for poisoning a whole bunch of Wedding guests and he condemned to death his loyal followers Wolsey and Cromwell and his loyal friend Sir Thomas More. Then there was his poor wives. When he died in 1547 he left England in a mess. A minor as King, a divided country and ruling class and an insolvent exchequer. Also behaviour on Ireland was to take Anglo-Irish relations to a new low and lead to incessant warfare for years and years to come. Sorry I know this isn't particularly helpful but my advice would be to choose someone else!

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he was the one who wanted to leave his wife but his religion said no so he made his own