Henry VII
Name: My name is Henry Tudor, Duke of York, or as I am better known, I.
Parents Names: My father was none other than the great King , who was sovereign of England from 1485 to 1509, My mother was Elizabeth of York.
Brothers & Sisters: My eldest brother was Arthur, born in 1486, who married Catherine of Aragon. Margaret, my eldest sister was born in 1489 and married James IV of Scotland, and Mary, my younger sister was born in 1498 and married Louis XII in 1514.
When & Where I Was Born: I was born on June 28th 1491 at the Royal Manor of Greenwich (England), where ships sailed down the Thames to the sea.
How Old I Am Now: I am 17 years old presently, nine weeks and four days off ...
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beginnings of a red beard. I tower over others, which helps with authority. I am clean-shaven, and my hair is combed short and straight in the French fashion. I have a round face. I keep myself trim at the moment with exercise. I enjoy shooting, singing, dancing, wrestling, casting of the bar, playing the recorder, flute and virginals, setting of
songs, making ballads, hunting and hawking. I also like to live life to the full, enjoying gambling, eating and drinking with little restraint.
.Diary
DATE: June 11th, 1509
King Henry VII’s death bed wish was for me to marry Catherine of Aragon – the princess who had been brought from Spain as the bride of my elder brother, Arthur, who had died earlier. Catherine had been betrothed to me after my brother’s death, on my twelfth birthday.
It is six weeks now since my father’s death and Catherine and I married today very quickly in the Chapel of the Franciscan Observants at Greenwich. This will now enable my coronation, ...
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Today I have sworn to the treaties and to celebrate I have laid on one of the greatest court festivities even known.
Today, Sunday 5th May 1527, after I have attended mass in the chapel at Greenwich I signed the treaties with France.
On Monday 6th May there will be great public rejoicing. All day jousts will take place in the Greenwich tiltyard, then in the evening there will be a great banquet, followed by a masquerade and dancing until dawn. I am looking forward to these celebrations with great anticipation.
DATE: July 6th, 1535
Sir Thomas More was an old friend of mine since childhood, and today he perished.
At one time, Thomas was my Lord Chancellor, ...
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