Henry VIII

Henry VIII (1491-1547) was king of England, infamous for his many marriages (six in all). His conflicts with the Catholic church when attempting to have his marriage to Catherine of Aragon annulled led to the establishment of the Church of England. The portrait by Hans Holbein captures the popular image of the later Henry: bearded, overweight, and arrogant.
==References==
*In The Sesame Street 1, 2, 3 Storybook, "King Hungry the Eighth" parodies Henry in name, appearance, and appetite (for food, if not wives).
*In episode 3339 of Sesame Street (1995), Count von Count checks out Henry VIII from the library.
*The Holbein portrait of Henry VIII has been parodied multiple times by the Muppets.
*In Muppets Haunted Mansion, Uncle Deadly tells Constance Hatchaway, "The sixth time is the charm they say. 'They' being Henry VIII." 
Kinghungry.jpg|"King Hungry the Eighth"
Holbein.jpg|"Jester at the Court of Henry VIII"Miss Piggy's Art Masterpiece Calendar 
Museum24.jpg|Cookie MonsterMuseum of Monster Art
==See also==
*"I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am"
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Category:Historical References