| Henry VIII (1491-1547) | |
| The king who had six wives | |
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 Henry VIII. © NMM |
His six wives:
For establishing himself as the Supreme Head of the Church of England.
The dissolution of the monasteries.
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| Deptford Dockyard. © NMM |
He established Deptford and Woolwich as the Royal Dockyards; they built ships for the Royal Navy for 350 years.
Founded the Trinity House Corporation at Deptford.
He had a great love for music and even composed pieces, such as Helas Madame.
In his youth, Henry was a very handsome and an incredible athlete, who had a love for jousting and hunting stag; but in his later years he was ill, partly as a result of a hunting accident and became very fat, having to be carried around everywhere.
| 1491 | Born son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. |
| 1509 | Succeeded as King Henry VIII and married Catherine of Aragon. |
| 1513 | Royal Dockyards founded at Deptford and Woolwich. |
| 1516 | Princess Mary born. |
| 1518 | Ordinance depot (later Royal Arsenal) founded at Woolwich. |
| 1533 | Divorced Catherine of Aragon, married Anne Boleyn, who gave birth to Princess Elizabeth. |
| 1534 | Act of Supremacy made Henry Supreme Head of the Church of England. |
| 1536 | Complete dissolution of the monasteries, a complete break with Rome. |
| 1536 | Had Anne Boleyn beheaded on grounds of adultery and married Jane Seymour. |
| 1537 | Jane Seymour died giving birth to Edward, Henry’s only son. |
| 1540 | Married Anne of Cleves, divorced her and married Catherine Howard. |
| 1542 | Beheaded Catherine Howard on grounds of adultery. |
| 1543 | Married Katherine Parr. |
| 1546 | Established the ‘Council of the Marine’ – later known as the Navy Board. |
| 1547 | Died on 28 January, and his son becomes King Edward VI. |
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