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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 147. Chapters: Henry VIII of England, List of Renaissance composers, Josquin des Prez, William Byrd, Clement Janequin, Claudio Monteverdi, Arnolt Schlick, Carlo Gesualdo, Pierre de la Rue, John Dowland, Pomponio Nenna, Guillaume Dufay, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Orlande de Lassus, Heinrich Isaac, Luca Marenzio, Thomas Tallis, Giaches de Wert, Jacques Arcadelt, Johannes Ockeghem, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Nicolas Gombert, Oswald von Wolkenstein, Adrian Willaert, Tomas Luis de Victoria, Cipriano de Rore, Agostino Agresta, Costanzo Festa, Loyset Compere, John Bull (composer), Giovanni Animuccia, Zacara da Teramo, Hans Leo Hassler, Thomas Campion, Antonio de Cabezon, Giulio Caccini, Hugh Aston, Benedetto Pallavicino, Claude Le Jeune, John Dunstaple, Antoine Busnois, Jacob Obrecht, Martin Peerson, Giovanni Gabrieli, Jacob Clemens non Papa, Michael Praetorius, Cristobal de Morales, Salamone Rossi, Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger, Francesco Portinaro, Emilio de' Cavalieri, Jean Titelouze, Thomas Tomkins, Orlando Gibbons, Giovanni Valentini, Cornelius Canis. Excerpt: Henry VIII (28 June 1491 - 28 January 1547) was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King, of Ireland, as well as continuing the nominal claim by the English monarchs to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the second monarch of the House of Tudor, succeeding his father, Henry VII. Besides his six marriages, Henry VIII is known for his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church. Henry's struggles with Rome led to the separation of the Church of England from papal authority, the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and establishing himself as the Supreme Head of the Church of England. Yet he remained a believer in core Catholic theological teachings, even after his excommunication from the Catholic Church. Henry oversaw the legal union of England and Wales with the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542. Henry was considered an attractive, educated and accomplished king in his prime and has a reputation as "one of the most charismatic rulers to sit on the English throne." Besides ruling with absolute power, he also engaged himself as an author and composer. His desire to provide England with a male heir-which stemmed partly from personal vanity and partly because he believed a daughter would be unable to consolidate the Tudor Dynasty and the fragile peace that existed following the Wars of the Roses-led to the two things for which Henry is remembered: His six marriages, and the English Reformation (making England a mostly Protestant nation). In later life, he became morbidly obese and his health suffered; his public image is frequently depicted as one of a lustful, egotistical, harsh, and insecure king. Catherine of Aragon as a young widow, by court painter Michael Sittow, c.1502Born at Greenwich Palace, Henry VIII was the third child of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York and their second son. Of the young Henry's six siblings, only three - Arthur, Prince of Wales; Margaret; and Mary - survived infancy. He was bapti
