Henry VIII Henry VIII was a Tudor King of England . According to Liz Shaw , who noted that history was not her strong point , he " wasn ’ t known as the most good - natured of men " , though he took an interest in " new learning " , and proved to be more open to new ideas than his royal peers . ( PROSE : " Hiccup in Time " ) Henry VIII was known for having six wives . ( TV : " Let ' s Kill Hitler " ) The Doctor received six wedding invitations from Henry VIII . ( COMIC : " The Gift " ) The Second Doctor and Polly counted the wives of Henry VIII using the rhyme " divorced , beheaded , died , divorced , beheaded , survived " . ( PROSE : " The Roundheads " ) Henry two more wives : Amy Pond ( TV : " The Power of Three " ) and Marilyn Monroe . ( PROSE : " A Hundred Words from a Civil War " ) At the time of the Reformation , Henry VIII declared himself as the head of the English church . ( PROSE : " Eye of the Gorgon " ) All three of Henry ' s legitimised children succeeded him as the English monarch : Edward VI , Mary I ( who deposed Jane Grey ) and Elizabeth I , but he had no grandchildren . ( AUDIO : " The Marian Conspiracy " ) Despite the Seventh Doctor claiming to have never met him , ( PROSE : " Tragedy Day " ) the Doctor had numerous encounters with Henry VIII starting as early as his first incarnation . ( TV : " The Sensorites " ) History . In 1509 , Henry had his first marriage at the age of seventeen . Lover attempted to take Catherine of Aragon ' s place in history by swallowing and impersonating Catherine on the eve of the wedding . She planned on altering time by giving birth to a healthy son who would have many descendants and keep the throne within Henry VIII ' s family past 1752 . Bow ordered Lover to abandon this plan , so she released Catherine and left 1509 with Bow . ( PROSE : " Nothing Lasts Forever " ) On 4 May 1536 , the Sixth Doctor and Peri Brown visited the court of Henry VIII . ( AUDIO : " Recorded Time " ) In 1539 , the Third Doctor and Liz Shaw visited Henry VIII . The Doctor cured Henry VIII of his cataract s with his sonic screwdriver , and Liz and the Doctor finally relieved the King of his hiccup s . On regaining his eyesight , King Henry expressed discontent at the appearance of his prospective new wife , the Lady Anne of Cleves , based on her miniature portrait , calling the woman " ugly as my privy ! " No longer blind , the King was also rejuvenated by his newfound sight , and invited the Doctor and Liz to Hampton Court , though they declined . ( PROSE : " Hiccup in Time " ) In December 1539 , the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa visited Henry VIII . ( PROSE : " God Send Me Well to Keep " ) In 1544 , Henry VIII employed a 22nd century time travelling thief named Lord Volta to steal riches from the future for him , not realising futuristic money would be useless in his own time . He met Vastra , Jenny Flint , and Strax when they followed Volta through a time portal and landed in his court . He was entranced with Vastra ' s scales and proposed to her , but when she declined and Strax offered himself in exchange , Henry VIII became enraged and ordered Strax beheaded . ( PROSE : " The Tudor Engagement " ) After his resurrection in the City of the Saved , Henry VIII married Marilyn Monroe . ( PROSE : " A Hundred Words from a Civil War " ) Undated encounters with the Doctor . Before he met Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright , the First Doctor once argued with Henry VIII , so Henry threw a parson ' s nose at him . The Doctor threw it back . This argument was actually intentional of the Doctor , so that he might be sentenced to the Tower of London , where the TARDIS was located . ( TV : " Strangers in Space " ) The Seventh Doctor claimed to have helped the Tudor s with their problems with aphid s . He maintained that Henry might have written " Greenfly " instead of " Greensleeves " if it hadn ' t been for him . ( PROSE : " Tragedy Day " ) The Eighth Doctor claimed that Henry VIII had mistaken him for a jester . ( AUDIO : " Terror Firma " ) The Tenth Doctor mentioned having had dinner with him . ( PROSE : " Revenge of the Judoon " ) Rory Williams accidentally dropped a mobile phone charger in one of Henry ' s en suites . ( TV : " A Town Called Mercy " ) While on a side - trip in the TARDIS on her wedding anniversary to Rory Williams , Amy Pond accidentally married Henry . ( TV : " The Power of Three " ) Minor references . The Doctor recalled the time he encountered Henry VIII on 4 May 1536 several times . ( AUDIO : " Question Marks " , " The Eighth Piece " ) One of Morlock ' s students described Morlock as " a cross between Henry VIII and Isaac Newton " . ( PROSE : " The Book of the War " )