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What was britain likein 1509
In 1509, the King of England was (Henry VII/Henry VIII). He also controlled most of (Wales/Scotland) was an independent country. Some land was used for (fishing/farming) but most of it was wasteland or (woodland/Disneyland). Nine out of (ten/nine) people lived in the (towns/countryside) and grew their own food.
Henry marries his dead brother’s wife
A marriage between Prince Arthur and Princess Catherine would mean
friendship between England and Spain. However, Arthur died only a year
after the marriage. To avoid sending widow Catherine home to Spain and
upsetting her father, Henry arranged his second son, Henry to marry her. The
wedding took place in 1509 the same year that King Henry VII dies.
Seventeen-year-old Henry became King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
was his first queen.
Henry in love
Henry and Catherine were a popular and loving couple. In 1513, whilst Henry
was in France, Catherine ran the country for him. Her army even beat a
Scottish army at the Battle of Flodden. Catherine brought Henry a present
home from the battle … the dead King of Scotland’s coat, still stained with
his blood!
ordinary people could understand what their religion was teaching them
ordered that every church must have an English copy of the Bible. At last,
Henry only really made one other major religious change. From 1538, he
Yet despite this change of Church leader and the closing of the monasteries,
Henry divorced two of his wives (Catherine of Aragon and Anne of Cleves), he had two of his wives executed (Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard) and one of his wives (Jane Seymour) died shortly after childbirth. His last wife (Catherine Parr) outlived him.
Vihan Soni
Jane Seymour is often described as Henry's true love, the woman who tragically died after giving the king his longed-for son. Not so, Tudor expert Tracy Boorman told BBC History Revealed.
Coronation. Henry's older brother Arthur was expected to take the throne. After less than four months of marriage, Arthur died at the age of 15, leaving his 10-year-old brother, Henry, the next in line to the throne. Upon King Henry VII's death in 1509, Henry VIII took the crown at age 17.
Vihan Soni