Henry VIII

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The sad part is only a few months later Arthur died. Historians believe he died from T.B. Historians also believe he could also have had the plague or Sweating sickness.
This meant Henry was now heir to the Throne. His fathers concerns for him caused Henry to be guarded heavily at all times and able to be seen by only a few people. When he was in public he was scared of doing many things and acting himself because he was scared of his fathers temper.
In 1509 Henry VII died of Tuberculosis and his son Henry became King . He became King at seventeen years old.
Early Reign

With his fathers death he inherited a stable realm with a wealthy monarch. At that time parliament had not been summoned for supplies in 5 years. Henry’s different interests and lack of application of government business increased the influence of Thomas Wolsey, a son of a butcher, who became the Lord Chancellor in 1515. Wolsey ended up becoming one of the most powerful ministers in all of British ...

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Henry VIII’s sister Mary. After King Luis died Mary returned to England and became one of Catherine’s servants. With her, she was secretly betrothed to Henry Percy. Percy was already promised to another woman and his parents would never except him marrying her. Wolsey found out and told the King and Anne was banished from the royal court. She held a grudge against Wolsey and never forgave him for it. She returned in 1524 or 1525. In 1526 Henry began to pursue her. She refused to become his mistress saying “I would rather lose my life than my honesty”.
As the King fell more in love with Anne he became eager to end his marriage with Catherine. He claimed it really had never actually ...

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