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Henry VII was the first tudor monarch, he married Elizabeth of york and they had 8 children, four of which survived. He was crowned on 22nd of August 1485and during his reign brought weath and prosperity to England.

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Good things he did -

1. Wrote a book.

2. He was one of the founders of the Royal Navy.

3. He allowed The Bible to be translated into English.

4. His coat of arms includes a red dragon.

5. His son and two daughters succeeded him.

6. He enjoyed jousting.

7. He fathered Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.

8. He established himself as head of the Church of England.

9. Henry VII was an excellent horseman until due to increasing

body weight and decreasing health he had to stop.

10.He was a talented musician and composer, and is thought to have composed Greensleeves.

Bad things he did -

1. He married six times, mostly in an effort to have an undisputed, male heir to the throne.

2. He defeated and killed his brother-in-law, King James IV of Scotland at the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513.

3. He was a claimant to the throne of France and invaded France in 1513.

4. He broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and created the Church of England

in order to divorce Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne Boleyn.

5. His dying words were supposed to be "Monks, Monks, Monks!"

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he was good at typing on his Samsung galaxy tab and he broke his IPAD

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Most people know that Henry VIII had six wives. Facts that one may not know are he was not supposed to be king, he had an older brother, and he was a musician and could sing.

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He was a big fat man

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