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'''Henry VIII''' (June 28, 1491, to January 28, 1547) was the King of [[England]] and Lord of [[Ireland]] from April 22, 1509, until his death. A larger-than-life man, 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 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 six marriages. He fashioned the [[English Reformation]] as a compromise between the Litherans and Calvinists on the one hand and the Catholics on the other, and made the Church of England subordinate to the king.  His public image is lustful, egotistical, deceitful, opinionated, and insecure, and his vast wasteful luxuries and useless wars depleted the treasury.

'''Henry VIII''' (June 28, 1491, to January 28, 1547) was the King of [[England]] and Lord of [[Ireland]] from April 22, 1509, until his death. A larger-than-life man, 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 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 six marriages. He fashioned the [[English Reformation]] as a compromise between the [[Lutheran]]s and [[Calvinist]]s on the one hand and the [[Catholic]]s on the other, and made the [[Church of England]] subordinate to the king.  His public image is lustful, egotistical, deceitful, opinionated, and insecure when dealing with his wives, and his vast wasteful luxuries and useless wars depleted the treasury.

== Early life==

== Early life==

Henry was born on the 28th June 1491, the third child and second son of [[Henry VII]] (Henry Tudor) and Elizabeth of York.  Henry was a second son and not the heir to the throne; he was well educated because his father intended him for the church. The death of his elder brother Arthur (1502) made him heir to the throne  His father was a Tudor and heir to the Lancastrian claim to the throne, and his mother was the daughter of the Yorkist King [[Edward IV]]. Henry thus symbolized in his person the union of the houses of Lancaster and York whose rivalry had caused the War of the Roses. Unlike his father, therefore, he could believe himself to be the unquestioned and unquestionable king of God's choice.

Henry was born on the 28th June 1491, the third child and second son of [[Henry VII]] (Henry Tudor) and Elizabeth of York.  Henry was a second son and not the heir to the throne; he was well educated because his father intended him for the church. The death of his elder brother Arthur (1502) made him heir to the throne  His father was a Tudor and heir to the Lancastrian claim to the throne, and his mother was the daughter of the Yorkist King [[Edward IV]]. Henry thus symbolized in his person the union of the houses of Lancaster and York whose rivalry had caused the [[War of the Roses]]. Unlike his father, therefore, he could believe himself to be the unquestioned and unquestionable king of God's choice.

==Marriages==

==Marriages==