The king embarks in 1542 on a new campaign in France, but unlike in 1512, he only manages with great difficulty.

The war nets England the city of Boulogne, but nothing else, and the French retake it in 1549.

Scotland also declares war and at Solway Moss is once again totally defeated.

Henry's paranoia and suspicion worsen in his last years.

The total number of executions during his thirty-eight-year reign numbers in the tens of thousands.

He dies in January 1547 at the age of fifty-five and is succeeded by his son, Edward VI.