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Line 1: − [[File:Henry8.jpg|200px|right]]'''Henry VIII''' (June 28, 1491 – January 28, 1547) was the king of [[England]] and lord of [[Ireland]] from April 22, 1509 until his death. A larger-than-life figure and one of England's most famous monarchs, he was the second monarch of the [[Tudor dynasty]], succeeding his father [[Henry VII]], and was one of the most powerful and formative rulers in British history. Henry was a powerfully built, athletic, attractive, domineering but charismatic man, educated and accomplished. He was the last English king to rule with absolute power. His need for a male heir to perpetuate the Tudor dynasty led to his having six marriages. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Henry VIII
|image=Henry8.jpg
|birth_date=June 28, 1491
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|death_date=January 28, 1547 (aged 55)
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|office=King of England
|term_start=1509
|term_end=1547
|preceded=Henry VII of England
|succeeded=Edward VI of England
}}
'''Henry VIII''' (June 28, 1491 – January 28, 1547) was the king of [[England]] and lord of [[Ireland]] from April 22, 1509 until his death. A larger-than-life figure and one of England's most famous monarchs, he was the second monarch of the [[Tudor dynasty]], succeeding his father [[Henry VII]], and was one of the most powerful and formative rulers in British history. Henry was a powerfully built, athletic, attractive, domineering but charismatic man, educated and accomplished. He was the last English king to rule with absolute power. His need for a male heir to perpetuate the Tudor dynasty led to his having six marriages.
It was under Henry's children and successors, Edward VI and Elizabeth I, that the [[English Reformation]] was fashioned as a compromise between the [[Lutheran]]s and [[Calvinist]]s on the one hand and the [[Catholic]]s on the other. Nevertheless, Henry's famous break with the Papacy facilitated later events affecting the English church.
It was under Henry's children and successors, Edward VI and Elizabeth I, that the [[English Reformation]] was fashioned as a compromise between the [[Lutheran]]s and [[Calvinist]]s on the one hand and the [[Catholic]]s on the other. Nevertheless, Henry's famous break with the Papacy facilitated later events affecting the English church.