King Henry VIII School is a coeducational private day school located in Coventry, England, comprising a senior school and associated preparatory school. The senior school has approximately 574 pupils. The current senior school fees stand at £15,150 per year, with bursaries and scholarships available.

The Coventry Blitz was a series of bombing raids that took place on the British city of Coventry. The city was bombed many times during the Second World War by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). The most devastating of these attacks occurred on the evening of 14 November 1940 and continued into the morning of 15 November.