King Henry Viii Research Paper
King Henry VIII Research Essay Henry VIII took over the throne of England in 1509 after his father's death in 21 April 1509. (Hanson, Marilee) Henry was a charismatic leader and was born with everything in the palms of his hands; good looks, health, power, and most importantly; wealth. He took reign during peaceful times. (Encyclopedia of World Biography) But all was for naught for during the period of his reign over Europe his once strong mind and health would deteriorate and lead to a tyrannical rule over Europe, (CR Chalmers) the separation between church and state, the death of his wives, as well as the conquering of other lands throughout Europe. (English Bible History) When Henry VIII ascended to throne he quickly set off to impose
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He believed that his rule was that of God's grace and no one was allowed to speak against him or say that he was wrong, especially the Church. King Henry VIII had the power as king to declare war, pardon convicted criminals, create and abolish parliment, as well as control the Kingdom's coinage. King Henry VIII managed a royal court of nobles that had to help manage his kingdom based on his personal views or risk execution as he freely did without remorse for many other nobles that had opposed or questioned him. The estimated number of execututions that King Henry VIII has gone through with has been said to be in the 72,000 range however this is also said to be argued on it's vitility as many believe this statistic is greatly exagerated to unreasonable numbers. King Henry VIII killed friends, public servants, attendents, abbots and even a cardinal by the name of John Fisher. This lead many nobles and high ranking people within the Kingdom to grow weary of their safety, for any miss step could lead them to being executed for treason or worse. However that is not to say that people where still not willing to try and gain his favor for those who do can recieve great prosperity and power. Those who were close to King Henry VIII could possibly be known as chief minister allowing them to have a large role in King Henry VIII's affairs and political decisions. (Black,
He believed that his rule was that of God's grace and no one was allowed to speak against him or say that he was wrong, especially the Church. King Henry VIII had the power as king to declare war, pardon convicted criminals, create and abolish parliment, as well as control the Kingdom's coinage. King Henry VIII managed a royal court of nobles that had to help manage his kingdom based on his personal views or risk execution as he freely did without remorse for many other nobles that had opposed or questioned him. The estimated number of execututions that King Henry VIII has gone through with has been said to be in the 72,000 range however this is also said to be argued on it's vitility as many believe this statistic is greatly exagerated to unreasonable numbers. King Henry VIII killed friends, public servants, attendents, abbots and even a cardinal by the name of John Fisher. This lead many nobles and high ranking people within the Kingdom to grow weary of their safety, for any miss step could lead them to being executed for treason or worse. However that is not to say that people where still not willing to try and gain his favor for those who do can recieve great prosperity and power. Those who were close to King Henry VIII could possibly be known as chief minister allowing them to have a large role in King Henry VIII's affairs and political decisions. (Black,