How Did King Henry Viii Change

Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, and survived goes the saying that King Henry VIII is most famous for. There’s also another fact that no one really knows. Stated by Benson and Stock, “Henry VIII became the first English King in the Tudor family” (Benson and Stock). Although having no prior training of kingly duties and inheriting a distraught and unmotivated country, King Henry VIII’s rule of England has gone through countless reforms and through his popularity and inspiration, England changed distinctively from what it was in the past. In the beginning, Henry VIII was just meant to be the king’s second son. There was no inclination of him really be coming king. According to Benson and Stock, “Henry VIII grew up without much training in the art of riling a country because of his older brother, Arthur, was expected to assure the throne when their father died” (Benson and Stock). All of the royal family spent their time training Prince Arthur, and Henry VIII was left to be his own person because once Arthur was king his children would be …show more content…
It was a very shaky reign, and there was many conspiracy theories and plots about him. Henry VII’s ruling was filled with corruption and he was losing his power very quickly. He tried to keep his grip tight on his power in many different ways, but the two best ways were to create ruthless taxes and sign treaties with other kingdoms. Though it seems that his reign did not do well, he did create the Tudor Dynasty, which is his line of rulers for England. The Royal Council was created under his reign, and it proved to succeed fairly well. Through his reign, the power that the king possessed was increased immensely. The courthouses and many of the guards were controlled by the king. If not for this increase in power through his father’s reign, Henry VIII would not have been able to change England as