The Beginning of Joy

Henry VIII Becomes King of England

“How YOU doin’?” Photo by the Royal Family

“This day is the end of our slavery, the fount of our liberty; the end of sadness and the beginning of joy.

- Thomas More, April 21, 1509

Henry VIII came to the throne on April 21, 1509, just before his 18th birthday. The English people looked forward to his reign with enthusiasm and optimism. As observed above, Tudor…