Henry VIII

Globe Theatre illustration

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Scene from the the Westminster Tournament Roll, commissioned by Henry VIII to document the lavish jousting tournament held to celebrate the birth of his son with Catherine of Aragon

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Mel Gibson in a scene from the film 'Braveheart'

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Portrait of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII

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A portrait of Henry VIII

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Henry VIII and Francis I meet at the Field of Cloth of Gold, 7 June 1520. (Photo by Getty Images)

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Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms, 1521. This was an assembly of the Holy Roman Empire called by King Charles V in Heylshof Garden, Worms, to address Martin Luther and the effects of the Protestant Reformation. (Photo by The Print Collector via Getty Images)

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A c1536 portrait of Jane Seymour by Hans Holbein the Younger.

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Painting of the Field of Cloth of Gold (artist unknown) from around 1545

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Anne Boleyn, who was executed by beheading on 19 May 1536 after being found guilty of high treason, was said to have had

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Cloisters at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire (Photo by Dreamstime)

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Queen Victoria on an ivory throne

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Thomas Cromwell. (Photo by Gustavo Tomsich/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

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