Henry VIII

HENRY VIII

NAME: Henry VIII

BORN: The 28^th of  June in 1491

PARENTS:

Mother à His mother is Elisabeth of York. 

Father à His father is Henry VII 

CROWED:  He was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 22 April 1509 until his death.

MARITAL STATUS: Famous for having been married six times

CHILDREN: He has a lot of children but the illegitimate children of Henry VIII, only the Duke of Richmond and Somerset was formally recognized by the king. The parentages of other illegitimate children are not established. It is also possible that Henry had more children with no known other lovers.

HOBBIES: He was a gambler and cubes player. When he was you he practiced sports. And it was also a complete musician, writer and poet.

MOST FAMOUS PALACE: The Nonsuch Palace, King's College Chapel in Cambridge

HIS LORD CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND: His father Henry VII

DIED:  The 28^th of January in 1547

REIGNED: In England and Ireland

BURIED:  Before he died, Henry asked to be buried with his third wife, Jane Seymour, who had died in 1537 only days after giving birth to Henry's only legitimate son, Edward (later Edward VI). 
The grave is in Saint George's chapel in Windsor Castle.

  

SHAKESPEARE

QUESTIONS

9. Name of will’s rival poetà The sonnets most commonly identified as the Rival Poet group exist within the Fair Youth group in sonnets 78-86.

10. Founder of the theatreà The Globe was built in London in 1576 and the owner was James Burbage.

11. One of will’s most famous tragedies, in wich a king has three daughtersàKing lear

12.A famous theatre close to the globeà Rose

13.Will’s first daughteràSusana

14. Hamlet’s unfortunate girlfriendà Ophelia

15. Will’s theatreàThe Globe

16. One of will’s famous tragedies. “Out damn spot. Out, I say! à Macbeth

17. Tragedy and name of the king who said “a horse. My kingdom for a horse!”àRichard

18. Tragedy and name of a man who killed his wife Desdemona for jealousyà Othello

Name: Anne Boleyn

Fate: Beheaded at the Tower of London on May 19, 1536 after charged with adultery.

Children: Elizabeth I

Wife number: 2

Name:  Jane Seymour

Fate: On October 24, 1537, Jane died from complications of childbirth. Jane is the only of Henry’s wives to share his gave.

Children: Edward VI

Wife number: 3

Name:  Anne of Cleves

Fate: Henry divorced her and Anne received a nice sum of money, an estate, and the title of “ king’s sister”.

Children: none

Wife number: 4

Name: Catherine of Aragon

Fate: Henry divorced her, having their marriage annulled. Catherine was banished from the kingdom and lived in seclusion until the time of her death

Children: Mary I

Wife number:  1

Name:  Caterine Parr

Fate: she outlived Henrry. On September 7, Catherine died of complications from the childbirth.

Children: None

Wife number: 6

Name: Catherine Howard.

Fate: Beheaded at the Tower of London, sharged with treason.

Children: None

Wife number: 5