1、AbriefintroductionofHenryVIIIHenryVIII(28June1491–28January1547)wasKingofEnglandfrom21April1509untilhisdeath.HewasalsoLordofIreland(laterKingofIreland)andclaimanttotheKingdomofFrance.HenrywasthesecondmonarchoftheHouseofTudor(都铎王朝),succeedinghisfather,HenryVII.2、HenryVIII'smarriageCatherineofAragonHenrysoldestbrotherArthurdiedsuddenly.Henry’sFather,renewedhiseffortstosealanalliancebetweenEnglandandSpain,byofferingHenry,inmarriagetoPrinceArthur'swidow,CatherineofAragonAllofCatherine'schildrendiedexceptPrincessMary.Henrybecameimpatient,forheneedamaleheir.LastHenrydivorcedwithher.SecondMarriage-AnneBoleynThequeengavebirthtoagirlwhowasnamedElizabeth–whowouldgoontobecomeoneofthemostfamousleadersinEnglishhistory.Annethengavebirthtotwoanotherchildren,buttheybothdied.SinceHenrystillwantedamaleheir.HeslanderedthatAnnecommitadultery(通奸)withsomeone,andkilledher。TheThirdWife-JaneSeymourShewasoneofQueenAnne'sladies-in-waiting(侍女)Theyweremarried10dayslaterafterAnne'sdeath.Janegavebirthtoason,PrinceEdward.KingHenrygotthesonhewanted.Butthebirthwasdifficultandthequeendiedatthesameyearfromanpuerperalfever(产褥热).The4thWife–AnneofClevesHenrydesiredtomarryonceagaintoensurethesuccession.AportraitofAnnewassenttotheking.It'sbeautiful.HoweverafterAnnearrivedinEngland,Henryissaidtohavefoundherutterlyunattractive.Henrywishedtoannulthemarriageinordertomarryanother.ThemarriagewassubsequentlyannulledandAnnereceivedthetitleofTheKing'sSisterThe5th–CatherineHowardHenrymarriedthebeautifulyoungCatherineHoward(AnneBoleyn'scousin).Hewasabsolutelydelightedwithhisnewqueen.Soonafterhermarriage,however,twomenwereaccusedofhavingsexualrelationshipswiththequeen.Finally,Catherinewasexecutedon13February1542.Atthattime,shewasonly22.The6thWife-CatherineParrHenrymarriedhislastwife,CatherineParr.ShehelpedreconcileHenrywithhisfirsttwodaughters,thePrincessMaryandtheLadyElizabeth.Shewasareformer,butHenryremainedaconservative(保守主义).Thisbehaviornearlyprovedherundoing,butshesavedherselfbyashowofsubmissiveness(服从).3、ReligionReformationBesideshissixmarriages,HenryVIIIisknownforhisroleinthereligionreformation.Hewantedtodivircewiththefirstwife,buttheRomanCatholicChurchdisagreeded.SoheseparatedChurchofEngland(英国国教)fromRomanCatholicChurch(罗马天主教会)andestablishedhimselfastheSupremeHeadoftheChurchofEngland.Hechangedreligiousceremoniesandritualsandsuppressedthemonasteries,whileremainingabelieverincoreCatholictheologicalteachings,evenafterhisexcommunicationfromtheRomanCatholicChurch.4、TheChildrenofHenryVIIIMaryElizabethEdwardActually,allofHenry'schildrendidn'thavedescendants(后代).AfterElizabethdied,theHouseofTudorended.PresentationSubtitle