became King Henry VIII. Soon after he obtained the papal dispensation required to allow him to marry his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon. In the first years of his reign Henry VIII ...

In September 2025, Aaron Koller will become the first Jew to join the university’s department of Middle Eastern Studies as the Regius Professor of Hebrew, a role established by King Henry VIII.

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 ...