![]() August 8 – Marriage of Henry’s older sister Margaret to King James IV of Scotland was celebrated in person at Holyrood Abbey.June 25 – The couple were officially betrothed.June 23 – A treaty was signed for the marriage of Katherine of Aragon and Henry, Prince of Wales.February 11 – Death of Henry’s mother,Queen Elizabeth (of York).February 10 – Death of Henry’s infant sister Katherine.Became Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester.April 2 – Death of Henry’s older brother (and heir to the throne), Arthur, Prince of Wales.Death of Henry’s younger brother Edmund, Duke of Somerset (born Feb.December 21 – Death of Henry’s great-uncle Jasper Tudor, Duke of Bedford.31 October – Prince Henry was created Duke of York.June 8 – Death of Henry’s grandmother dowager Queen, Elizabeth Woodville.Please keep in mind these are not all the events in his life, but some of the most important events that, in my opinion, shaped who he was at the end of his life. Once I started thinking about all the events in Henry’s life I wanted to see what they looked like in timeline form. ![]() Henry VIII ruled England for 37 years – 281 days. ![]()
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