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      • Henry VIII died on the 28th of January 1547 at Whitehall Palace in London. He was aged 55. Technically, he died of natural causes. However, he suffered from severe obesity, an open ulcerated leg, and had, within the last eleven years, suffered from massive head trauma from his infamous final jousting accident.
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  2. Henry VIII died of natural causes in 1547, but he suffered from obesity, leg ulcers, head trauma and diabetes. His final years were marked by paranoia, tyranny and religious divisions.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Henry_VIIIHenry VIII - Wikipedia

    Henry VII died in April 1509, and the 17-year-old Henry succeeded him as king. [21] Soon after his father's burial on 10 May, Henry suddenly declared that he would indeed marry Catherine, leaving unresolved several issues concerning the papal dispensation and a missing part of the marriage portion .

  4. Jun 13, 2022 · Henry died at the age of 55 years and seven months. He had ruled England and Wales with a mailed fist for 37 years and 281 days. The Tudor dynasty would continue, through the succession was fragile, with no insurance of a spare male heir (as Henry VIII himself had been).

  5. Learn how a jousting accident at Greenwich Palace in 1536 contributed to Henry VIII's obesity and early death in 1547. Find out more about his birth, marriages, and burial place at Windsor Castle.

  6. Jan 1, 1997 · The death of one of England’s best-known (if not best-loved) kings took place amid an atmosphere of court intrigue and religious ferment that had characterised the last twenty years of his reign.

  7. Jun 27, 2023 · Henry VIII, the King of England, died due to a combination of various health issues and complications. Although the exact details of his ailments and cause of death remain uncertain, historical accounts and medical records show that he might have died as a result of the injury he suffered.

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