Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Henry VIII’s father, Henry VII, was the founder of the Tudor dynasty. He took the throne in 1485. Henry VII ...

However war with France ultimately proved expensive and unsuccessful. Henry VIII is known as the 'father of the Royal Navy.' When he became king there were five royal warships. By his death he had ...

His brother Arthur died and he succeeded his father as King in April 1509 ... who survived her husband. The coronation of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon took place on Sunday 24th June 1509. The ...