# Henry VIII - King of England

URL: https://english-history.com/rulers/henry-viii
Reign: 1509 - 1547
Born-Died: 1491 - 1547
Dynasty: House of Tudor
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII

Henry VIII transformed the English monarchy by breaking with papal authority and establishing royal supremacy over the Church of England. His six marriages, dynastic anxieties and dissolution of the monasteries made his reign a defining turning point.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Henry VII](https://english-history.com/rulers/henry-vii)
- Succeeded by: [Edward VI](https://english-history.com/rulers/edward-vi)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1509 - [Henry VIII becomes king](https://english-history.com/timeline/1509-henry-viii-becomes-king)
- 1513 - [Battle of Flodden](https://english-history.com/timeline/1513-battle-of-flodden)
- 1517 - [European Reformation ideas begin reaching Britain](https://english-history.com/timeline/1517-european-reformation-ideas-begin-reaching-britain)
- 1521 - [Henry VIII receives the title Defender of the Faith](https://english-history.com/timeline/1521-henry-viii-receives-the-title-defender-of-the-faith)
- 1527 - [Henry VIII seeks annulment from Catherine of Aragon](https://english-history.com/timeline/1527-henry-viii-seeks-annulment-from-catherine-of-aragon)
- 1529 - [Reformation Parliament begins](https://english-history.com/timeline/1529-reformation-parliament-begins)
- 1532 - [Submission of the Clergy](https://english-history.com/timeline/1532-submission-of-the-clergy)
- 1533 - [Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn](https://english-history.com/timeline/1533-henry-viii-marries-anne-boleyn)
- 1533 - [Act in Restraint of Appeals](https://english-history.com/timeline/1533-act-in-restraint-of-appeals)
- 1534 - [Act of Supremacy](https://english-history.com/timeline/1534-act-of-supremacy)
- 1535 - [Thomas More is executed](https://english-history.com/timeline/1535-thomas-more-is-executed)
- 1536 - [Dissolution of the monasteries begins](https://english-history.com/timeline/1536-dissolution-of-the-monasteries-begins)
- 1536 - [Laws in Wales Act begins legal union](https://english-history.com/timeline/1536-laws-in-wales-act-begins-legal-union)
- 1536 - [Pilgrimage of Grace](https://english-history.com/timeline/1536-pilgrimage-of-grace)
- 1537 - [Birth of Edward VI](https://english-history.com/timeline/1537-birth-of-edward-vi)
- 1540 - [Thomas Cromwell is executed](https://english-history.com/timeline/1540-thomas-cromwell-is-executed)
- 1542 - [Henry VIII assumes the title King of Ireland](https://english-history.com/timeline/1542-henry-viii-assumes-the-title-king-of-ireland)
- 1542 - [Mary, Queen of Scots, succeeds as an infant](https://english-history.com/timeline/1542-mary-queen-of-scots-succeeds-as-an-infant)
- 1544 - [English invasion of France captures Boulogne](https://english-history.com/timeline/1544-english-invasion-of-france-captures-boulogne)
- 1547 - [Edward VI becomes king](https://english-history.com/timeline/1547-edward-vi-becomes-king)
- 1547 - [Battle of Pinkie Cleugh](https://english-history.com/timeline/1547-battle-of-pinkie-cleugh)