There were many great kings throughout history‚ but one of the greatest kings in world’s history was King Henry‚ he was part of the Tudor family. King Henry was best known for having six wives‚ building the Anglican Church and his radical changes to the England Constitution. King Henry ruled England for 36 years. King Henry was born on June 1491 Greenwich‚ United Kingdom. After the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1502‚ Henry became heir to the English throne. Henry was crowned at the age of
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Henry then married Anne Boleyn. She had a daughter‚ Elizabeth. But Anne was in love with her brother‚ and Henry heard about it. He sent her to the Tower of London. There they cut off her head‚ or ‘beheaded’ 2 What happened to Henry’s wives? Write these words next to the names. They make a rhyme that English children learn at school. her. Next Henry married Jane Seymour. She had a son‚ Edward‚ but then she died. After that Henry married a German princess‚ Anne of Cleves. She was ugly
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“Alexandru Ioan Cuza” National College Specialization: Philology - Bilingual English Discipline: English The triumphant reign of Henry the VIII Coordinating Professors: Mariana Gaiu Sorina Şoaică Student: Irina Stan 2011 Contents Introduction 2 1. Social background of the age 3 2. Henry VIII 9 2.1 Henry VIII’s character 10 2.2 Cardinal Wolsey 11 2.3 Henry VIII & Christianity
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throne on the 21st of April 1509‚ and died in January the 28th 1547; he ruled for a total of 37 years‚ 9 months and 7 days. Henry is famously notorious for having 6 wives; Catherine of Aragon (his first and longest wife) and Anne of Cleves (his fourth wife) were divorced. Anne Boleyn (his second wife) and Catherine Howard (his fifth wife) were beheaded‚ Jane Seymour (his third wife but was recognised by Henry as his only true wife) died. Finally Catherine Parr (his last wife)‚ who outlived Henry by
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April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwrighter‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway on November 28‚ 1582‚ in Worcester‚ in Canterbury Province. Hathaway was from Shottery‚ a small village a mile west of Stratford. William was 18 and Anne was 26 at the time of their marriage. Their first child‚ a daughter they named Susanna‚ was born on May 26‚ 1583. Two years later‚ on February 2‚ 1585‚ twins Hamnet and
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Mary Tudor is the first queen regnant in the history of England‚ who reigned from 1553 until her demise in 1558. She is greatly recognized for her religious persecutions and execution of over 300 Protestant subjects (Loades 54). Mary Tudor‚ Queen of England‚ was given birth on the 18th of February 1516‚ at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich. She became the only surviving baby of Henry VIII and his first wife‚ Catherine of Aragon. Mary was known as Mary 1‚ Queen of England and Ireland. After Edward’s
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born in Thornton on July 30‚ 1818 and later moved with her family to Haworth‚ an isolated village on the moors. Her mother‚ Maria Branwell‚ died when she was only three years old‚ leaving Emily and her five siblings‚ Maria‚ Elizabeth‚ and Charlotte‚ Anne‚ and Branwell to the care of the dead woman’s sister. Emily‚ Maria‚ Elizabeth‚ and Charlotte were sent to Cowan‚ a boarding school‚ in 1824. The next year while at school Maria and Elizabeth came home to die of tuberculosis‚ and the other two
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Although so many disparities exist between three sisters in terms of writing style‚ value and reputation‚ they have many things in common‚ such as the usage of Gothic element and the theme of feminism. When considering the common features they all have‚ it is inevitable to mention their family and life experience. Their interest towards literature and writing was firstly cultivated by their father Patrick Bronte. Patrick Bronte was ‘a poet‚ writer‚ and polemicist’ (Wikipedia.org)‚ who ‘was the
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Riders to the Sea 1. By the speech‚ it is evident that Maurya knows something bad is going to happen to her son. The argument stating that she has need for the rope is the strongest she can propose for Bartley to stay because he cannot go without it. If she says that she need the rope for herself‚ that would mean that he would not have a rope for himself. Without the rope‚ he could not go on his voyage. 2. The young priest plays an important role in the play because he is the one that helps
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son • Henry the VIII was upset after the Pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. • Henry VIII wishes to marry Anne Boleyn. • His only child to have survived from his first marriage is Mary. • The Pope refused because he didn’t want to offend the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V‚ Catherine’s nephew. B. Document 1 • Henry wanted to marry Anne Boleyn however the Pope refused. Henry became furious‚ so he took over as the only head of the Church of England. C.
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