For most of London's largest parks we have, somewhat surprisingly, King Henry VIII to thank.
Puppy Bowl VIII ranked second overall for social TV interaction behind the Super Bowl.
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My first stop, Nike.com, ushers me to a rakish-looking pair called Air Deschutz VIII.
In 1540, Thomas Cromwell, principal adviser to King Henry VIII of England, was executed for treason.
In 1547, King Henry VIII of England died and was succeeded by his son, Edward VI.
Cardinal Wolsey, who was Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor, became hugely powerful under King Henry VIII.
Charles VIII of France expelled the family and confiscated their property after he invaded Florence in 1494.
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He almost succeeded in arresting Pope Boniface VIII at Anagni, and his sons domesticated Boniface's successors at Avignon.
In 1492, the Treaty of Etaples was signed between Charles VIII of France and Henry VII of England.
The game received royal assent in 1928 when the Prince of Wales, later Edward VIII, threw the ball.
But, away from politics, perhaps the biggest resignation in living memory was the abdication of King Edward VIII.
King Henry VIII watched from Southsea Castle as his ship sank killing all but 35 of the 500-strong crew.
Madonna has cast James Fox and his son Laurence Fox in her film about Edward VIII's wife, Wallis Simpson.
Lord Lieutenants were originally appointed in Henry VIII's reign to control the military.
But it was largely destroyed in 1538 during Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries and is now a ruin.
Henry VIII sells well, and his biography is once more up for grabs.
He continued as a favourite under Henry VIII until his death in 1525.
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Fund VIII has generated an 11% IRR since 2004, placing it in the lower half of funds PitchBook tracks.
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Beginning Sunday, Showtime will air The Tudors, a sex-drenched period drama about the early reign of England's King Henry VIII.
In 1937, the Duke of Windsor, who had abdicated as King Edward VIII of England, married Wallis Simpson in France.
Few collections such as those of The Great Hospital survived Henry VIII's attack on the monasteries in the 16th century.
They may be colourful, even voyeuristic who ever knew that Henry VIII liked custard fritters or what he wore in bed?
"Henry VIII didn't like the power and wealth of this abbey so sent his men here to desecrate it, " she said.
James D'Arcy, who starred in ITV2 opposite Billie Piper in Secret Diary of a Call Girl, has been cast as Edward VIII.
Ten days later, his chief lawyer and likely author of the new papal bull permitting resignation, Benedetto Gaitani, became Pope Boniface VIII.
Bring Up the Bodies, which will continue the story of King Henry VIII's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, will be published in May 2012.
It is one of the few books written by monks to have survived the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII in the 1530s.
"As Henry VIII discovered, with at least two of his wives, this is the perfect place to bring an old flame, " Mr Johnson said.
The Archbishop of York's Palace, next to Southwell Minster, is the former home of Tudor statesman Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, who served under Henry VIII.
Despite this artifice, Mr Wilson succeeds in recreating a sense of what Henry VIII was like and how power was deployed in his reign.
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