How Did King Henry Viii Influence Great Britain

Great Britain has had many monarchs; however, like any great country, there is one that is most memorable. King Henry VIII has made the biggest impression on the history of Great Britain. His political decisions as well as his personal choices have greatly influenced modern day Great Britain. From dissolving his marriages to initiating the English Reformation, King Henry VIII’s personal and political decisions had the most influence of any other monarch in the shaping of modern day Great Britain. King Henry VIII was born on June 28, 1491. Like most royalty, Henry was born into to it, so throughout his early years he had several titles which included Duke of Cornwall in 1502 and Prince of Wales in 1503. Henry was the second son to his father Henry VII; however, his older brother died in 1503 at the age of fifteen, leaving Henry the heir to the throne. After Henry VII died in 1509, Young Henry VIII was coronated on June 24 at the age of seventeen. From his father, Henry VIII inherited a stable realm with the monarch's finances in healthy surplus - on his accession, Parliament had not been summoned for supplies for five years (Henry). Henry had a string of disagreements with …show more content…
Henry married six women during his lifetime. These marriages, moreover, his divorces go back to Henry always getting what he wants. His first marriage was to Catherine of Aragon, his brother’s widow. Catherine bore Henry three children, Mary – later known as Mary I – was the only one to survive infancy. Not only were personal decisions made because of Catherine, but some political decisions were also made. During Henry's invasion of France in 1513 she was made regent; she showed great zeal and ardor in the preparations for the Scottish expedition and was riding towards the north to put herself at the head of the troops when the victory of Flodden Field ended the campaign