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HENRY VIII Kateřina Horská
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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 Married his brother‘s widow Catherine of Aragon
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His youth Not interested in politics at first Loved:hunting, hawking, archery, wrestling, tennis, jousting, horseriding
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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
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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'
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Wives 6 wives Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour Anne of Cleves Katryn Howard Katherine Parr
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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
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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
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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
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Anne of Cleves Tall, thin, ugly, spotty Divorced six months after their wedding
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Katryn Howard 30 years younger She was bored with having an old husband =>unfaithful =>beheaded
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Katherine Parr Twice widowed an excellent nurse – she took care of Henry Outlived Henry=>survived
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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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THE END Thank you for attention
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