| henry viii | King Henry VIII had a tennis court at Hampton Court, his palace on the River Thames not very far from London. |
| henry viii | (n) son of Henry VII and King of England from 1509 to 1547; his divorce from Catherine of Aragon resulted in his break with the Catholic Church in 1534 and his excommunication 1538, leading to the start of the Reformation in England (1491-1547) |