Why Is King Henry Viii Important

Henry Tudor, otherwise known as Henry VIII, was born in Greenwich, London, on June 28, 1491; at a place called the Palace of Placentia. Only three of Henry’s six siblings survived infancy. Arthur, Prince of Wales, Margaret and Mary were his three siblings that survived. Henry Tudor was the third child and second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England from 1485 until 1603. There were five monarchs in that time period. Henry VII, Henry VIII’s father, was the first of the monarchs. During the time Henry VIII was king, he did not accomplish much that benefited England. Instead, he was a very bitter man and executed more men and women than any other monarch in history. Though he is remembered for the awful way he treated his wives, Henry VIII was cruel in many other ways as well, and is the known as the most brutal monarch in the history of English royalty. Henry had one brother, Arthur. Arthur was expected to take the throne because he was the oldest of the sons. Prince Arthur married Catherine of Aragon in 1502, but after a few months of being married, he died at the young age of 15. Which meant 10 year old Henry was the new Prince and next in line to become King.
Wolsey was falsely charged with treason and died after many years in jail. After the fact, the Pope realized that Henry was capable acting in this manner no matter who it was concerning. The Christian church soon separated forming the Church of England. He was then excommunicated by the Pope, and the English reformation begun. In 1534, Henry declared himself supreme head of the Church of England. King Henry ordered that they should preach against superstitious images, relics, miracles and to remove all candles from religious