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Definition of Henry VIII
1. Noun. Son of Henry VII and King of England from 1509 to 1547; his divorce from Catherine of Aragon resulted in his break with the Catholic Church in 1534 and his excommunication 1538, leading to the start of the Reformation in England (1491-1547).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Henry VIII
Literary usage of Henry VIII
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"These are buildings of the reign of Henry VIII. ; but the architectural periods
... The buildings of Henry VIII.'s reign must be classed with those of the ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Stanley Mordaunt Leathes, Ernest Alfred Benians (1904)
"Gasquet, FA Henry VIII and the English Monasteries. 2 vols. London. ... Early English
Text Society's Publications : — England in the Reign of Henry VIII. ..."
3. A History of English Dramatic Literature to the Death of Queen Anne by Adolphus William Ward (1899)
"(37) Henry VIII. IVb. Mai. 23. A. 1613. f The date of this play depends on the
view taken as to its identity with a Henry VIII or All is True, performed as ..."
4. Shakespeare's Life and Work: Being an Abridgement, Chiefly for the Use of by Sidney Lee (1904)
"A like problem is presented by ‘Henry VIII.' The play Henry was nearly ...
‘Henry VIII' was in course of performance at the Globe Theatre on June 29, 1613, ..."
5. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1899)
"Lettern find Papers of Henry VIII, i. 4i>:¡5). While here an attempt seems to
have been made by the Yorkist party to tamper with his fidelity (cf. ..."
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