The government is involved in marriage because it views marriage as a stabilizing force. ... . Homogamous marriage is a type of marriage in which spouses do not share certain social characteristics such as race, ethnicity, religion, education, age, and social class.
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 â 28 January 1547) was the King of England from 1509 until his death. He is perhaps one of England's most famous monarchs because he and Thomas Cranmer the Archbishop of Canterbury split from the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope and he married six times. Henry was born at Greenwich Palace on 28 June 1491 and was the second son of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York. He had an elder brother, who was called Arthur, Prince of Wales, and two sisters, who were called Margaret and Mary.
Henry VII was not an obvious candidate for the throne when he seized it by victory over Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. The Tudor family at the time were thought of at court as little more than Welsh gentry. Henry was a Lancastrian, with a tenuous claim to the throne. Henry was born in Wales when his mother was just 13 years old. His father Edmund died before he was born. Edmundâs father Owen was a squire at the court of Henry V and he was secretly married to Henryâs widow, Catherine of Valois. Edmund was declared legitimate and named Earl of Richmond.