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The horned helmet of Henry VIII (more properly called the parade armet) is the surviving part of a full suit of armour made by Konrad Seusenhofer between 1511 and 1514. The armour was a gift from the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I to the English king Henry VIII , following their alliance in the War of the League of Cambrai .
Thomas Cromwell (/ ˈ k r ɒ m w əl,-w ɛ l /; [1] [a] c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution.
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon ) annulled .
Executed for treason and heresy at Tower Hill after arranging King Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves. Walter Hungerford: Executed for misprison of treason and buggery due to his support for Cromwell. Thomas Abel: 30 July 1540 Giles Heron: August 1540 Executed for treason at Tower Hill. Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury: 27 May 1541
The Inventory of Henry VIII compiled in 1547 is a list of the possessions of the crown, now in the British Library as Harley MS 1419.. The inventory was made following a commission of 14 September 1547 during the first year of the reign of Edward VI of England.
In the movie Firebrand, Jude Law portrays King Henry VIII as he nears death and reaches an apex of paranoia at the end of a megalomaniacal life. The last of his six wives, Katherine Parr (Alicia ...
Jane Seymour (/ ˈ s iː m ɔːr /; c. 1508 – 24 October 1537) was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn , who was accused by Henry of adultery after failing to produce the male heir he ...
The death mask of 18th century sailor Richard Parker Golden funeral mask of Tutankhamun Posthumous portrait bust of Henry VII of England by Pietro Torrigiano, supposedly made using his death mask. A death mask is a likeness (typically in wax or plaster cast) of a person's face after their death, usually made by taking a cast or impression from ...