The Young Prince Henry

The young Prince Henry, the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York was born on 28 June 1491 at Greenwich. Henry had a very spoilt childhood as you might expect of a Royal Prince. So spoiled was he that he even had his own ‘whipping boy’ who was punished every time Henry did something wrong! After his elder brother died, Henry became next in line to be King. His father died in 1509 and the young Prince became King just before his 18th birthday. Henry was vigorous and handsome. He was an incredible athlete and loved jousting and hunting. He was very clever also, he was good at Latin, maths, astronomy, cosmology and music. This is a description of Henry by someone who saw him in 1509:

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