Henry VIII of England

:You may be looking for the Herman's Hermits song "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am".

Legacy

In modern times, Henry VIII has become one of the most popular historical kings of the English monarchy. This is mainly based on the common perception of his larger than life character as an over-eating, womanising bon vivant, which in turn is based on somewhat exaggerated or apocryphal stories of his life. In 2002, Henry VIII placed 40th in a BBC-sponsored poll on the 100 Greatest Britons.

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2002 - BBC - 100 Greatest Britons

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Henry VIII was the subject of William Shakespeare's historical play, '. The play, however, has never been one of Shakespeare's more popular plays. Curiously, it was Henry VIII that was playing on June 29 1613 when the Globe Theatre burnt down.

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William Shakespeare - June 29 - 1613 - Globe Theatre

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There have been many films about Henry and his court. Two that bear mention are The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933), starring Charles Laughton, whose performance earned him an Academy Award, and The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1972), starring Keith Michell. Richard Burton was nominated for an Academy Award for his Henry opposite Genevieve Bujold's Anne Boleyn in Anne of the Thousand Days (1969). Henry, played by Robert Shaw, also appears as one of the main characters in the multiple-Oscar-winning movie about Thomas More, A Man for All Seasons (1966), based upon Robert Bolt's play of the same name.

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The Private Life of Henry VIII - 1933 - Charles Laughton - Academy Award - The Six Wives of Henry VIII - 1972 - Keith Michell - Richard Burton - Genevieve Bujold - Anne of the Thousand Days - 1969 - Robert Shaw - Oscar - Thomas More - A Man for All Seasons - 1966 - Robert Bolt

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Henry was almost certainly the inspiration for the title of the popular song "I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am" (1911), recorded by Harry Champion and later by Herman's Hermits; the actual song, however, is about a man named Henry whose wife has been married to seven different individuals, all named Henry.

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I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am - 1911 - Harry Champion - Herman's Hermits

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An episode of the 1960s American sitcom Bewitched had Samantha Stevens staving off a lustful Henry's intentions to make her his next wife. Sid James played Henry in the movie Carry On Henry (1970), which portrayed the relationship between the King and two fictitious wives ("Marie of Normandy" and "Bettina", a mistress). In 1973, Rick Wakeman released a rock concept album on The Six Wives of Henry VIII, his first solo album after splitting from Yes. Henry's life was the subject of a famous but inaccurate Simpsons television episode in 2004, in which Homer Simpson played the King.

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1960s - Sitcom - Bewitched - Sid James - Carry On Henry - 1970 - Normandy - 1973 - Rick Wakeman - Concept album - The Six Wives of Henry VIII - Yes - Simpsons - 2004 - Homer Simpson

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