How Did King Henry Viii's Childhood
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Henry VIII was one of the great kings of England he reined from 1510 to 1547. In his life he married six wives which is one of the things he is most famous for. He was born on 28th June 1491 at Greenwhich palace England. He was the 3rd child of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. He had three siblings Arthur, Margaret and Mary, he also had other siblings however they did not survive childhood. Henry VIII was not heir-apparent to the English thrown as he was the second son however his elder brother Arthur later on became ill and passed away in 1502 when Henry was ten years of age. On February 18, 1503, he became Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester and duke of York. He later became engaged to his first wife Catherine of Aragon who was his late