King Henry Viii Research Paper

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King Henry VIII of England was born in Greenwich palace on June 28, 1491. He was the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, Henry was not heir to the throne until the unexpected death of his older brother Arthur in April 1502. Seven years later Henry VII died, and the seventeen-year-old prince took the throne as King Henry VIII on April 21, 1509. Two months later he married his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon. In later years, Henry saw a renewal of bad news with both France and Scotland. War with Scotland began with the 1542 routing of the Scots by the English at Solway Moss, and continued for the next three years. Henry invaded France in 1544, where his armies captured the city of Boulogne. The two nations stopped fighting