Henry VIII
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
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ABSOLUTISM
- The acceptance of or belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters.
BIOGRAPHY
- Born: June, 29th 1491
- Born at The Palace of Placentia, Greenwich
- His reign lasted 38 years (1509-1547)
- His claim to the throne was marrying his dead eldest brothers wife.
- His children included his 2 daughters Elizabeth I, and Mary i, and his 2 sons Edward vi, and Henry duke of Cornwall
- He died January 28th, 1547 at the palace of Whitehall, London
HIS KINGDOM
HE WAS AN ABSOLUTE MONARCH BECuSE OF HIS POLICIES, HIS ACTIONS, AND HIS CRUELTY TOWARDS HIS SUBJECTS
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
- Henry VIII mounted the biggest invasions of France since the reign of King Henry V
- Led the religious reformation in England and changed the religion of England from the Roman
- King Henry VIII added Imperial concepts of Kingship to existing Feudal concepts
- Produced three children who all ruled as the King or Queens of England continuing the Tudor Dynasty: King Edward VI, Bloody Mary and Queen Elizabeth I
maJOR FAILURES
- The wars with France and Scotland wasted more goods and army than what English army gained and the decrease in English wealth fastened the country to cause rapid growth in inflation.
- The new trade routes brought to Europe were ignored by the king and, the navy and ship expansion were ignored.
- Most of his marriages ended in divorce or executing his wife.
MAJOR BATTLES DURING HIS REIGN
- A dEbacle in gascony (1512)
- French sack Ravenna (1512)
- Battle of the spurs (1513)
- Francis I and marignano (1515)
- French defeat at pavia (1525)
- Sack of Rome (1527)
- Henry's final push (1544)
- Pinkie cleugh (1547)
- Wider world wars (1509-1547)
After his reign his successor was Edward vi and after that began the Elizabethan era.
History remembers king Henry viii negatively. Since he was so cruel to his subjects and wives.
5 FUN FACTS ABOUT KING HENRY VIII
- He was an author and played instruments
- He was just 17 years old when he came to power
- He had the largest collection of tapestries in the 16th century
- He ate 5,000 calories a day in his later life
- King Henry executed a Catholic nun and mystic for making prophecies about him
