Henry VIII (episode)

*Not to be confused with the character of the same name for whom the episode was named after.*

### Historical Event

Henry VIII

**Henry VIII** is a video created by OverSimplified that covers the life of Henry VIII.

## Summary

After the Wars of the Roses and the death of the final Plantagenet king, Richard III, Henry VII and Elizabeth of York had a son named Arthur. Years later, Henry VIII was born. While Arthur was trained to be king, Henry was trained for a career in the church. Little is known about Henry VIII's early life since he was just the spare. But we knew that he was trained for a Church career and educated by great scholars and theologians. One of his teachers was John Skelton, who wrote a book about moral values and traditions. Arthur married Catherine of Aragon but then died due to sickness a couple of months later. Henry became the new heir to the throne, and Henry VII went to get acceptance from the Pope over his son marrying Catherine. Henry was devastated after the death of his mother. Henry VII became more suspicious of the nobles of England; then, the king taxed people all over the kingdom. When Henry VII died in 1509, Henry was crowned king. Henry married Catherine soon after. While asking, Henry had gatherings with his friends, wrote plays, sang songs, etc. However, due to Henry's high spending, the king's council tried to limit the king. However, with the help of Cardinal Wolsey, Henry took back control from the council. Henry joined the Pope in a war against France and Scotland. He then defeated the French in several battles while Catherine fought the Scots.

When France went to invade the south, Henry returned to England. After four miscarriages, Henry had a daughter named Mary. Henry was angry with Catherine over this as Henry wanted a male heir for the English throne. Henry made a peace treaty with Francis I of France. However, this treaty was broken when Henry allied himself with his nephew-in-law, Charles V of Spain, against France. After several victories without Charles getting involved, Henry sat out while Charles captured Francis. The relationship between Charles and Henry soon fell apart after Charles declined to Henry having the French throne. While in England, Henry gained several pounds and had a growing interest in Anne Boleyn. Henry asked the Pope for a divorce; however, the Pope declined his offer. Henry cut off the Pope's influence on England in response and fired Wolsey from the court. Henry divorced Catherine and married Anne Boleyn afterward.

Henry dissolved several monasteries and placed the riches into the Royal Value. After a jostling accident, deaths increased. Henry appointed Thomas Cromwell, and Anne gave birth to Elizabeth. Thomas discovered that Anne was cheating on Henry. She was charged and beheaded in May 1536. Henry then married a Catholic named Jane Seymour. He became more unhealthy and sicker after his jostling accident.

After splitting from the Pope, Henry had been working hard on his new Church of England. In 1537, Henry finally gained a son when Jane gave birth to Edward. However, Jane died, and her death devastated Henry. He then married Anne of Cleves, but he divorced her after four months due to several reasons. Also, Thomas Cromwell was executed after being suspected of several crimes. Henry married 17-year-old Catherine Howard, but she cheated on Henry, who caught her. This devastated him, and she was executed. Henry then married Catherine Parr in 1543. She convinced Henry to restore his two daughters to the throne. Their marriage nearly ended due to Henry thinking that Catherine was not faithful to his new church. He became increasingly moody and feared by the English. He fought France for a final time and defeated them. His victory, however, bankrupted England. At the age of 55, Henry died in 1547. Henry's family, the Tudors, ended after the death of Elizabeth I.

## Trivia

* The video is the first to induced new OverSimplified face masks, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* The episode is the twenty-first video to get uploaded to the OverSimplified channel.
* The episode is the second video to talk about a historical figure in detail.
* The episode is the first video to talk about the entire life of a historical figure, as the Hitler series only talks about the life of Adolf Hitler before WW2.