(1491–1547)
King of England (1509–1547)
Lord of Ireland (1509–1542)
King of Ireland (1542–1547)
Henry VIII in Literature:
• Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): Henry VIII (1613)
• Twain, Mark (1835-1910): The Prince and the Pauper (1881)
Henry VIII in Art:
Henry VIII of England
c.1537
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Henry VIII in Film:
1966
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Starring: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969
Director: Charles Jarrott
Starring: Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold
Crossed Swords
1977
Director: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Oliver Reed, Mark Lester
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008
Director: Justin Chadwick
Starring: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson
Born | June 28 | 1491 | Greenwich Palace (England) |
Died | January 28 | 1547 | Palace of Whitehall (London) |
Wife | Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536) |
Daughter | Mary I (1516-1558) |
Father-in-law | Fernando II, King of Aragón (1452-1516) |
Mother-in-law | Isabel I de Castilla (1451-1504) |
Nephew-in-law | Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558) |
Wife | Anne Boleyn (c.1507-1536) |
Daughter | Elizabeth I (1533-1603) |
Father-in-law | Thomas Boleyn (c.1477-1539) |
Mother-in-law | Elizabeth Boleyn (c.1480-1538) |
Mistress/Sister-in-law | Mary Boleyn (c.1500-1543) |
Brother-in-law | George Boleyn (c.1504-1536) |
Wife | Jane Seymour (c.1508-1537) |
Son | Edward VI (1537-1553) |
Wife | Anne of Cleves (1515-1557) |
Wife | Catherine Howard (c.1523-1542) |
Wife | Catherine Parr (1512-1548) |
Title | King of England (1509-1547) |
Title | Lord of Ireland (1509-1542) |
Title | King of Ireland (1542-1547) |