Who was King of England from 1509 to 1547?

• A. Henry VIII
• B. Elizabeth I
• C. Edward VI
• D. Mary I

Answer: (A)

That span corresponds to Henry VIII's reign. He became king in 1509 after his father Henry VII and ruled until his death in 1547. His time on the throne is famous for the English Reformation, when England broke with the Roman Catholic Church and established the Church of England with the monarch as its head. He was the father of Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I, who each ruled after him, with Edward taking the throne immediately in 1547. The other figures listed ruled at later times (Elizabeth I much later, Mary I in the 1550s, Edward VI starting in 1547), so Henry VIII is the king who reigned during 1509 to 1547.