Henry VIII (28 ga Yuni shekara1491 – 28 Janairu shekara1547) shi ne Sarkin Ingila daga 22 ga Afrilu shekara1509 har zuwa rasuwarsa a shekara1547. An fi sanin Henry da aurensa shida, gami da ƙoƙarinsa na warware aurensa na farko (ga Catherine na Aragon ). Rashin jituwarsa da Paparoma Clement VII game da irin wannan sokewa ya sa Henry ya fara gyara Ingilishi, ya raba Cocin Ingila daga ikon papal. Ya nada kansa Babban Shugaban Cocin Ingila kuma ya rushe gidajen ibada da gidajen ibada, wanda aka kore shi daga gare su . Har ila yau ana kiran Henry da "uban Sojojin Ruwa," yayin da ya saka hannun jari sosai a cikin rundunar sojan ruwa, ya ƙara girman sa daga 'yan kaɗan zuwa fiye da jiragen ruwa hamsin50, kuma ya kafa Hukumar Sojojin Ruwa . A cikin gida, an san Henry saboda manyan canje -canjensa ga Tsarin Mulkin Ingilishi, yana kawo ka'idar ikon allahntaka na sarakuna . Ya kuma fadada ikon sarauta sosai a lokacin mulkinsa. Sau da yawa yana amfani da tuhumar cin amanar kasa da karkatacciyar koyarwa don murkushe masu adawa, kuma wadanda ake tuhuma galibi ana kashe su ba tare da an yi musu shari'a ba ta hanyar takardar kudi .