2 Margaret(

see here, under James IV of Scotland,whom she married).

3   Henry VIII(

see here).

4   Elizabeth

She was born on 2 July, 1492, and died on 7 October or 14 November, 1495, at Eltham Palace, Kent, of ‘atrophy’. She was buried in Westminster Abbey.

5 Mary

She was born on c.18 March, 1495/6, either at Richmond Palace, Surrey, or at the Palace of Westminster. She married firstly Louis XII, King of France (1462–1515), by proxy on 13 August, 1514, at Greyfriars Church, Greenwich Palace, again by proxy on 2 September, 1514, at the Church of the Celestines in Paris, and in person on 9 October, 1514, at Abbeville Cathedral, France. She was crowned on 5 November, 1514, at St Denis’ Cathedral, Paris. She married secondly Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk (1484–1545), secretly on 3 March, 1515, at the Chapel in the Palais de Cluny, Paris, and in public on 13 May, 1515, in the Church of the Observant Friars, Greenwich, Kent, and had issue:

1  Henry, Earl of Lincoln (1516–1534).

2  Frances (

see here, under Queen Jane).

3  Eleanor (1519–1547); she married Henry Clifford, Earl of Cumberland (1517–1570), and had issue.

Mary died on 25 June, 1533, at Westhorpe Hall, Suffolk, and was buried in the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk; her remains were later removed to St Mary’s Church, Bury St Edmunds.

6 Edmund

He was born on 21 February, 1499, at Greenwich Palace, Kent; he was perhaps styled Duke of Somerset from birth, but was never formally so created. He died on 19 June, 1500, at the Old Palace, Hatfield, Herts., and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

7 Edward

He was the fourth and youngest son. The dates of his birth and death are not known. He died very young, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

8 Katherine

She was born on 2 February, 1503, in the Tower of London, and died there on c.18 February, 1503. She was buried in Westminster Abbey.

Henry VII also had the following illegitimate issue:

By a Breton lady whose name is not known:

1  Roland de Velville, Constable of Beaumaris Castle, Anglesey; he married a Welshwoman, and had issue.

HENRY VII

He died on 21 April, 1509, at Richmond Palace, Surrey, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

He was succeeded by his son Henry.

Henry VIII

FATHER: Henry VII(

see here).

MOTHER: Elizabeth of York(

see here, under Henry VII).

SIBLINGS: (

see here, under Henry VII).

HENRY VIII

He was born on 28 June, 1491, at Greenwich Palace, Kent. He was made a Knight of the Bath on 31 October, 1491, and created Duke of York on 31st October, 1494. He was made a Knight of the Garter on 17 May, 1495. He succeeded his brother Arthur as Duke of Cornwall on 2 April, 1502, and was created and invested as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester on 18 February, 1504, at the Palace of Westminster. He succeeded his father as King of England on 22 April, 1509, and was crowned on 24 June, 1509, in Westminster Abbey. In 1521, he added to the royal style the title ‘Fidei Defensor’ (‘Defender of the Faith’), conferred upon him by Pope Leo X. This title is still borne by the Queen today. Henry styled himself King of Ireland from 1542.

Henry VIII married firstly, on 11 June, 1509, in the Queen’s closet at Greenwich Palace, Kent:

Katherine

She was the daughter of Ferdinand V, King of Aragon, by Isabella I, Queen of Castile, a descendant of John of Gaunt, and she was born on 16 December, 1485, at Alcala de Henares in Spain. She married firstly Henry’s elder brother Arthur, Prince of Wales, in 1501 (

see here, under Henry VII). She was crowned Queen Consort on 24 June, 1509, in Westminster Abbey. Her marriage to Henry VIII was annulled on 23 May, 1533, by Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, on the grounds that she had been the wife of her husband’s brother and that, according to the Levitical Law, her second marriage was uncanonical and incestuous, and the Pope had no power to dispense in such a case. She died on 7 January, 1536, at Kimbolton Castle, Hunts., probably of cancer, and was buried in Peterborough Cathedral. Her original tomb was destroyed in 1642, but its site may still be seen, and her bones still lie beneath the flagstones.

Issue of marriage:

1   Stillborn daughter

She was born on 31 January, 1510.

2   Henry

He was born on 1 January, 1511, at Richmond Palace, Surrey, and was Duke of Cornwall from birth. He was also styled Prince of Wales. He died on 22 February, 1511, at Richmond Palace, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

3   Unnamed son

He was born in November, 1513, at Richmond Palace, Surrey, and was Duke of Cornwall from birth. He died in November, 1513, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.

4   Unnamed son

He was born in February, 1515, at Greenwich, and died soon after birth. While he lived, he was Duke of Cornwall.

5   Mary I(

see here).

6   Unnamed daughter

She was born on 10 November, 1518, and died the same day.

Henry VIII married secondly, in secret, on 25 January, 1533, at York Place, London:

Anne

She was the daughter of Thomas Boleyn or Bullen, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde, by Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk. She was born around 1500/1501 at Blickling Hall, Norfolk. She was created Lady Marquess of Pembroke in her own right (the first time a female had been created a peer in her own right) on 1 September, 1532. She was crowned Queen Consort on 1 June, 1533, in Westminster Abbey. On 15 May, 1536, Anne Boleyn was tried and found guilty of high treason, and condemned to death in the Great Hall of the Tower of London. Her marriage to Henry VIII was declared invalid on 17 May, 1536; the grounds for this are not known. She was executed on 19 May, 1536, on Tower Green, within the Tower of London, and was buried in the Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula within the Tower of London.

Issue of marriage(declared illegitimate on 17 May, 1536):

1   Elizabeth I(

see here).

2   Stillborn child?(sex unknown).

It was born in August/September, 1534; this was nearly a full-term pregnancy, but details of the birth were kept secret.

3   Stillborn son

He was born on 29 January, 1536, at Greenwich Palace.

Henry VIII married thirdly, on 30 May, 1536, at Whitehall Palace, London:

Jane

She was the daughter of Sir John Seymour by Margaret, daughter of Sir Henry Wentworth of Nettlestead, Suffolk, and she was born in 1507/8, probably at Wulfhall in Savernake Forest, Wiltshire. She was never crowned. She died on 24 October, 1537, at Hampton Court Palace, in childbed, and was buried in St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

Issue of marriage:

1   Edward VI(

see here).