Biographies

Thomas Wolsey
Thomas was born in 1471 and died in 1530. He was a cardinal for the Church and later a counselor of Henry VIII. His position gave him a lot of power and influence. He had Hampton Court Palace built which still stands today as great example of English architecture. He tried out his gift for foreign policies For France. He initiated the treaty of London in order to fulfill the dream of peace in Europe. It was soon abandoned but it did stop another crusade.
Anne Boleyn
Anne was born in 1501 and died in 1536. She was the second of Henry VIII’s wives. She was later executed because she couldn’t produce Henry the heir that he wanted. Anne at first refused to marry Henry because he was already married to Catherine of Aragon. Henry Asked pope Clement VII to give him a divorce but he refused. Henry broke away from the church and started his own church, the Church of England, in which he was the head. He divorced Catherine and made Anne his queen in 1533. Anne gave birth to Elizabeth I and was soon after executed for high treason.
Catherine of Aragon was born in 1485. She was engaged to Arthur, Prince of Wales. However Arthur died young, so she was married to soon to be king of England Henry VIII. In 1510, she gave birth to a stillborn daughter. Following that, she gave birth to a son who died weeks later. The unfortunate events continued as 2 more stillborn sons were born. Finally she delivered a healthy daughter who became Mary I, queen of England. Although after that, another stillborn daughter was born. Later, the king caught sight of Anne Boleyn. The marriage was exiled, and she was sent in exile. She passed away in 1536. Rumor has it that is was cancer that killed her.