King Henry VIII of England (1509-1547) King of Britain. He was fat and greedy. He was married 6 times in his life and divorced twice, guillotine two of his wives. He had a widowed wife named Catherine, a Spanish princess and aunt of Roman emperor Charles V, who was five years older than Henry. After Henry ascended the throne, he married Catherine as queen and had a daughter named Mary with Catherine. Henry was unhappy that he had not given birth to a male heir as he wished.

Later, Henry fell in love with another woman named Anna Pauline, and immediately filed for divorce from Catherine. Opposed by the Pope. In order to divorce, Henry VIII did not hesitate to break with the Pope. On January 25, 1533, Henry married Anna Boleyn and carried out the religious reform in England, transforming England from a Catholic country to a Protestant country.

Henry and Anna Pauline had another daughter named Elizabeth. Three years after marriage, in 1536, Anna Boleyn was imprisoned by Henry in the Tower of London for disloyalty and later executed.

After the death of Henry VIII, he and Catherine's daughter Mary succeeded to the throne in 1553. The young Mary seemed to have a natural hatred of Protestantism. After taking the throne, she began to restore Catholic status and property, persecuted Protestants, and cracked down on Protestant forces. History is called the era of the "Bloody Mary".