henry viii

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henry viii - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Henry VIII
      n 1: son of Henry VII and King of England from 1509 to 1547; his
           divorce from Catherine of Aragon resulted in his break with
           the Catholic Church in 1534 and his excommunication 1538,
           leading to the start of the Reformation in England
           (1491-1547)