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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1783 Excerpt: ...married Catherine, Infanta of Spain, widow of his brother Arthur, June 3, 1 509; crowned June 24 following; received the title of Defender of the Faith, 1521; stiled Head of the Church, 1531; divorced Queen Catherine, and married Anne Bulleyne, May 23, 1533; Anne crowned, June 1, 1533; he was excommunicated by Pope Paul, Aug. 30, 1535; Catherine, his first Queen, died at Kimbolton, Jan. 8, 1536, aged 50; he put Anne, his fecond Queen, to death, and married Jane Seymour, May 20, 1536, who died in childbed, Oct. 12, 1537; he diffolved the religious foundations in England, 1539 j married Anne of Cleves, Jan. 6, 1540 j divorced he?, July 10, 1540; married Catherine Howard, his fifth wife, Aug. 8 following, and beheaded her on Towerhill, with Lady Rochford, Feb. 11542; married Catherine Par, his fixth wife, July 12, 1543. He died of a fever and an ulcerated leg, at Westminster, and Jan. 28, 1547, was buried at Windfor, and was fucceeded by his only fon Edward VI. born Oct. 12, 1537; crowned Sunday, Feb. 20, 1547; who died of a confumption, at Greenwich, July 6, 1553; was buried at Westminster, and was fucceeded, agreeable to his will, by his couSn. Jane Gray, born 1375 pn claimed Queen, July o 5 depofed foun uIter, and fent to the Tower, where the, with Lord Dudley, her huiband, and her father we.-e beheaded, Feb. 12, 154, aged 17, by the order of Many, born Feb. 11,1516 5 proclaimed, July 1Q, 1 553; and crowned Oct. 1 following; married Philip, of Spain, July 25, 1554; died uf a dropsy, Nov. 17, 158, was buried at Westminster, and was fucceeded her half-lister, El12abeth, born Sept. 7, 1533; fent prifoner to the Tower, 154'5 began to reign Nov. 17, 155S; crowned at Westminster, Jan. 1:, 1559: Mary of Scots fled to England, May 16, 1568, and imprifoned in Tutbur...
