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Henry VIII was an extraordinary ruler of his time. He made great things happen while he was King. He was born in 1491 the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Henry became King in 1502, when his brother Author died. The significance of his reign is sometimes overshadowed by his six marriages. The court life initiated by his father evolved into a cornerstone of government in his reign. The 1530’s saw witnessed Henry’s growing involvement in government, and a series of events which greatly altered England. King Henry VIII was married six times during reign.
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