The+Tudor+Kings

=__King Henry VIII__ = =Henry VIII became king in 1509, because his brother died. Henry was a fat, ruthless man who killed 72,000 people in his reign - that is 5 every day or 19,000 a year. Henry was famous for his wives. The order they got finished off in is: divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. = =Henry liked cock-fighting, so he had his very own cock-fight pit built in Whitehall in London. These days there are still different battles fought there today - it is now number ten Downing Street - home of the prime minister of London, where people argue about how to rule the country. =

=Henry loved music. He owned ten trumbones, 14 trumpets, five bagpies, 76 recorders and 78 flutes. It is said that Henry composed the song Greensleeves. [|Henry VIII] = = = =__Edward VI__ = =Edward VI was as cruel as his father, Henry VIII. Once in a fit of temper he pulled out a falcon's feather one by one and ripped it in to four pieces and threated to do the same with his teacher. Although the floors and walls of his rooms were washed three times a day so he would not get diseased, [|Edward VI] died at the age of 15. He reigned for only 6 years, but he was very important, because he finally got rid of the Catholic Church and built up the [|Church of England]. =