Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the most powerful and influential figures of the Middle Ages. Inheriting a vast estate at the age of 15 made her the most sought-after bride of her generation.
She would eventually become the queen of France, the queen of England and Victoria was queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland — and empress of India — She was the last of the House of Hanover and gave her name to an era, the Victorian Age.
During her reign the English monarchy took on its modern In need of a male heir, he got his marriage to Catherine of Aragon annulled in order to marry the ambitious noblewoman Anne Boleyn, inadvertently starting a revolution in the Live TV. This Day In History. History Vault. Recommended for you. Henry Hudson. Anne Boleyn gave birth to Elizabeth, who later became Queen.
November Henry started closing monasteries. England and Wales were legally joined together. January Henry was badly hurt in a jousting competition. Anne Boleyn was executed at the Tower of London. Henry married Jane Seymour. Jane Seymour gave birth to Edward, who later became king. Jane Seymour died. Henry married Anne of Cleves. Henry divorced Anne of Cleves. Henry married Catherine Howard. Catherine Howard was executed at the Tower of London.
Henry married Catherine Parr. The Mary Rose sank. Henry VIII died. Start your child on a tailored learning programme Weekly resources sent direct to your inbox Keep your child's learning on track. After an investigation into her behavior, she was deemed guilty of adultery. Independent and well-educated, Catherine Parr was Henry's last and sixth wife; the pair were married in Maud named her daughter after the queen; thus Henry's last wife was named after his first.
Parr was a twice-made widow. The most well-documented incident of Catherine Parr's life was her effort to ban books, a truly horrible act under her husband's leadership that practically got her arrested. When Henry came to admonish her for her brash actions, she submitted to him, saying she was merely looking to create a circumstance when he could teach her the proper way to behave.
Henry accepted the sentiment, either true or devised, saving her from a brutal end. Following the death of her half-brother Edward in , Mary became the queen of England and ruled until her death in Although Elizabeth was born a princess, Henry eventually declared her illegitimate. As a middle-aged man, Henry became covered with pus-filled boils and possibly suffered from gout. A jousting accident opened a violent wound in his leg which ulcerated and left him unable to play sports.
His eventual obesity required that he be moved with mechanical inventions. His habit of binge-eating highly fatty meats was perhaps a symptom of stress. A recent and credible theory suggests that he suffered from untreated type II diabetes. Henry's only surviving son, Edward, inherited the throne, becoming Edward VI. Princesses Elizabeth and Mary waited in succession. We strive for accuracy and fairness.
If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. Gerald Ford became the 38th president of the United States following Richard Nixon's resignation, in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal. Charles II was the monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland during much of the latter half of the 17th century, marking the Restoration era.
He was succeeded by Queen Elizabeth II in This incident also marked the end of his sporting life - Henry never jousted again. Though he died from natural causes, his health was poor: he had become obese and the leg wound from his jousting accident had become ulcerated. Intriguingly, the sarcophagus that was originally intended to form part of Henry's final resting place was eventually used for the tomb of Lord Nelson in St Paul's Cathedral.
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