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Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority. He appointed himself Supreme Head of the Church of England and dissolved convents and monasteries, for which he was excommunicated by the pope. Henry is known for his radical changes to the Constitution of England, expanding royal power and ushering in the theory of the divine right of kings in opposition to papal supremacy. He frequently used charges of treason and heresy to quell dissent, and those accused were often executed without a formal trial by means of bills of attainder. He achieved many of his political aims through the work of his chief ministers, some of whom were banished or executed when they fell out of his favour. Thomas Wolsey, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, and Thomas Cranmer all figured prominently in his administration.
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority. He appointed himself Supreme Head of the Church of England and dissolved convents and monasteries, for which he was excommunicated by the pope. Henry is known for his radical changes to the Constitution of England, expanding royal power and ushering in the theory of the divine right of kings in opposition to papal supremacy. He frequently used charges of treason and heresy to quell dissent, and those accused were often executed without a formal trial by means of bills of attainder. He achieved many of his political aims through the work of his chief ministers, some of whom were banished or executed when they fell out of his favour. Thomas Wolsey, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, and Thomas Cranmer all figured prominently in his administration.
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The Tudors: Henry VIII - The End of Henry VIII's Reign - Episode 28
The Tudors: Henry VIII - Securing the Succession - Episode 27
The Tudors: Henry VIII - The Fall of Thomas Cromwell - Episode 26
The Tudors - Henry VIII - The Pilgrimage of Grace - Episode 25
The Tudors: Henry VIII - Dissolution of the Monasteries - Episode 24
The Tudors: Henry VIII - Opposition to Religious Change - Episode 23
The Tudors: Henry VIII - Government Reform under Cromwell - Episode 22
The Tudors: Henry VIII - The Spread of Protestantism - Episode 21
The Tudors: Henry VIII - The Break With Rome - Episode 20
The Tudors: Henry VIII - The Fall of Thomas Wolsey - Episode 19
The Tudors: Henry VIII - The King's Great Matter and the Quest for a Divorce - Episode 18
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The Tudors: Henry VIII - Wolsey and Church Reform - Episode 17
The Tudors: Henry VIII - Henry VIII's Foreign Policy - Episode 16
The Tudors: Henry VIII - Government under Henry VIII and Wolsey - Episode 15
The Tudors: Henry VIII - The Rise of Thomas Wolsey - Episode 14