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HENRY VIII. Kateřina Horská. His youth. born on the 28th of June 1491 at Greenwich the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York succeeded to the throne on the 22nd of April 1509 after his father´s and brother´s death He was 18 years old
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HENRY VIII Kateřina Horská
His youth • born on the 28th of June 1491 at Greenwich • the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York • succeeded to the throneon the 22nd of April 1509 after his father´s and brother´s death • He was 18 years old • Married his brother‘s widow Catherine of Aragon
His youth • Not interested in politics at first • Loved:hunting, hawking, archery, wrestling, tennis, jousting, horseriding
His wars against France • Captured Thérouanne and Tournai(northern France) in 1513 • Spent 1 million pounds on this action • Next invasion: in 1523 • Failed because of hard frosts and very bad weather
His break with Rome • He wanted to divorce with Catherine of Aragon(she didn´t give him son) • The pope didn´t agree • Henry created his own church-the Church of England • he proclaimed himself 'the only supreme head on earth of the Church of England'
Wives • 6 wives • Catherine of Aragon • Anne Boleyn • Jane Seymour • Anne of Cleves • Katryn Howard • Katherine Parr
Catherine of Aragon • His brother´s widow • Daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain • 5 years older • Married-22 years • the separation from Rome, Henry divorced with her • Child-Marie
Anne Boleyn • First-mistress of Henry VIII • Her beauty is doubtful-she had 6 fingers on one hand • They married secretly • 16years younger • Child-Elizabeth • Accused of being unfaithful and plotting the death of the king=>beheaded
Jane Seymour • 17 years younger • she was different to his first two wives • Child-Edward VI.-weak, sick=>died at the age of 15 • Died a month after the childbirth
Anne of Cleves • Tall, thin, ugly, spotty • Divorcedsix months after their wedding
Katryn Howard • 30 years younger • She was bored with having an old husband =>unfaithful =>beheaded
Katherine Parr • Twice widowed • an excellent nurse –she took care of Henry • Outlived Henry=>survived
His eating habits • His lifestyle began to go wrong from the age of forty-four • His horse rolled on him in a tournament, hurting one leg and leaving him a chronic invalid • He had an ulcer(vřed) on his leg • during his last years he measured four and half feet round the waist
Table manners Duties: • don´t put your fingers in your ears • don´t put your hands on your head • don´t blow your nose with your hands, use handkerchief-then don´t look in it
Food • His court was able to eat during one day: • 11 heads of cattle(dobytče), 6 sheep, 17 pigs, 540 chickens, 15 swans, 6 cranes(jeřáb), 380 pigeons, 650 sky larks(skřivan), 17 geese, 4 peacocks(páv)
His appearance and character • When he was young, he was a superb athlete=>very handsome • His fingers were full of jewelled rings, around his neck he wore a gold collar from which hung a diamond as big as a walnut. • His clothes were magnificent-made from silks, cloth of gold, satins, coloured feathers and jewells and precious metals • But he was egotistical, and ambitious for money and power
His last days • He could hardly walk or stand • became paranoid in his final years-trusted no one • Died on January 28, 1547 • He was 56 years old • The cause of his death remains unknown-He possibly suffered a thrombosis in his leg or coronary heart failure • Buried in Windsor Castle next to Jane Seymour
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