Henry VIII had one older brother name Arthur, who died while their father, Henry VII, was still alive. Arthur married Catherine of Aragon, who later married Henry VIII, after Arthur's death. Catherine and Henry were the parents of Queen Mary Tudor, also known as Bloody Mary because of her persecution of non-Catholics.
Henry's brother was killed so he married his widowed wife. She did not produce a son so he asked the Pope for a divorce. The Pope said no and so Henry made his own religion with no taxes.
Legitimate children: Mary Tudor, later Queen Mary, daughter of Henry and Katherine of Aragon; Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth, daughter of Henry and Anne Boleyn; Edward, later King Edward, son of Henry and Jane Seymour. Illegitimate: son born to Bessie Blount.
Henry VIII had six siblings.
Only 3 survived through childhood and infancy- Arthur, Margaret and Mary
His eldest son's name was Arthur, he married to Katherine, died, and his brother Henry (It was common to name your son after yourself at this time), became King Henry VIII and married Arthur's widowed wife
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Henry VIII was born to Elizabeth of York and King Henry VII on June 28, 1491.
Henry VIII became King of England on 21 April 1509, following the death of his father, King Henry VII.His older brother, Arthur, had died on 2nd April 1502, aged 15.as he died of a bad illness
Henry VIII only had one brother, Arthur who died before Henry became king. Arthur would have been the king of England after the Death of their father Henry VII if he had lived, as he was Henry's elder brother. No brother of Henry VIII was ever king of Scotland.
No, King Henry VII was King Henry VIII's father.
Before Henry VIII there was no reigning Queen in her own right, but there were Queens.
The Duke of Suffolk in Henry VIII time was Charles Brandon, Henry VIII best friend and brother-in-law.
yes he did. his older brother Arthur died and Henry's first wife was poor widowed Catherine of Aragon who was originally married to Arthur.
Henry VII preceded Henry VIII. Henry's older brother, Arthur, died while he was still Price of Wales.
Bloody Mary was the eldest daughter of King Henry VIII. he had three children (all to different wives) Mary was the eldest, Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I) was next and Edward VI was his youngest child.
Prince Arthur of England, Henry VIII's older brother, but then he died and Henry VIII decided to marry her....