Henry became Prince of Wales and the heir to the throne. He was kept close to his father from then until he took the throne. Soon after his father died he chose to marry Catherine of Aragon, Arthur's widow.
Henry VIII was the second son of King Henry VII. The oldest son, Arthur, died before his father, leaving Henry next in line for the throne.
No he was second in line, first in line was Arthur Tudor but he died on the 2nd April 1502 meaning Henry was Henry VII heir to the throne.
His son Edward VI, but Edward was only six when he came to the throne and so for all ten years of his reign (he'd had poor health all his life and died at 15) he had a regent rule for him, the Duke of Northumberland.
Henry VIII was not the oldest British monarch when he died.
Came to throne when his father Henry VII died.
He died a natural if painful death in 1547.
Both Mary Tudors (Henry VIII's younger sister and Henry VIII's eldest legitimate daughter) were deceased by the time Elizabeth came to the throne.
He died in Hampton Court with his son, Edward the youngest and the next king to the throne, and his 3rd stepmother, Kathryn Parr at his bedside .
Yes, there was a Tudor King after King Edward VI. His name was King Henry VII, who came to the throne in 1485 and was succeeded by his son, King Henry VIII. King Edward VI, Henry VIII's son, became the next King after Henry VIII's death.
Henry VII (the seventh, not the eight) but he died 4 years later in 1509, leaving Henry VIII the throne.
Henry became Prince of Wales and the heir to the throne. He was kept close to his father from then until he took the throne. Soon after his father died he chose to marry Catherine of Aragon, Arthur's widow.
Henry was duke of york when he was a young boy, because he was second in line to the throne. Traditionally the first in line to the throne is named the prince of wales, and the second is the duke of york. Henry VIII had an older brother, Arthur, so he was 2nd in line and not expected to become king. However Arthur died young and so Henry was the last son in the inheritance. When his father, Henry VII died, Henry became King Henry VIII and married his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon
Edward I was 33 when he came to the throne.
Henry VIII had three siblings, two girls and one boy, his brother was called Arthur, Arthur was prince of Wales. When Henry VII (his father) was still alive, Arthur died. Which made Henry VIII heir to the throne.
Henry VIII was the second son of King Henry VII. The oldest son, Arthur, died before his father, leaving Henry next in line for the throne.
No he was second in line, first in line was Arthur Tudor but he died on the 2nd April 1502 meaning Henry was Henry VII heir to the throne.