Henry VIII had six wives and what happened to them all!

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Henry VIII had six wives and what happened to
them all!
We are going to find out why
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Contents

• Henry VIII
• Catherine of Aragon
• Anne Boleyn
• Jane Seymour
• Anne of Cleves
• Kathryn Howard
• Katherine Parr
• The six wives overview
• Time line

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Henry VIII
Henry was born on 28th June 1491.
Henry became King on 21st April 1509.

• Henry died on 28th January 1547.

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How Henry VIII became King.
Henrys brother Arthur married Catherine of
Aragon in 1501.
Arthur died very suddenly in 1502, so, he never
got the chance to become king.
Instead Henry became King when he was 18 years
old in 1509.
He married Catherine of Aragon, his brothers
widow, in the same year he became king.
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Henry VIII personality.
Henry was
Intelligent
Powerful
A bully
Demanding
Generous
Popular
Hard to please
Tough
Ruthless
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Catherine of Aragon
Catherine was born 16 December 1485 in Spain.
Catherine married Henry VIII on 11th June 1509.
Catherine was Henrys 1st wife.
Henry divorced Catherine in1533 because he wanted
a male heir and she could no longer have children.
She died on 7th January 1536.
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Catherine and Arthur
Catherine was promised as Arthurs wife when she
was three years old.
The marriage would be good for both countries,
she was from Spain and if she married Arthur it
would bring the 2 countries closer. (A good
political match)
Catherine married Arthur on November 14th 1501.
Arthur died less than six months later.
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Catherine of Aragonand Henry VIII
Catherine now a widow was still young enough to
marry.
She married Henry and was crowned Queen of
England in a joint ceremony with her husband.
Shortly after the marriage, Catherine was
pregnant, this first child was still born.
The second child Prince Henry died after 52 days
of life.
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Catherine of Aragonand her children.
Next Catherine miscarried and lost another son.
In February 1516 she gave birth to Mary who lived!
Henry was not happy, he wanted a son to be his
heir.
By this time Catherine was 42 could no longer
have children.
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How Catherine of Aragondied.
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Henry was desperate to have a son, Catherine
could not have one, so, he asked the Pope to
annul their marriage so he could marry another
wife.
The Pope said no, Henry was furious.
Henry set up the Protestant Church and divorced
Catherine in 1533.
Catherine and her daughter Mary were forced to
leave the court. Catherine died in 1536.
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Anne Boleyn
Anne was born some time between 1501 and 1507 but
nobody knows the exact date.
Anne married Henry VIII in January 1533, she was
his 2nd wife.
Henry VIII had Anne executed on19 May 1536.
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Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII.
Henry had met and fallen in love with Anne before
he had divorced Catherine of Aragon.
When Anne and Henry got married in 1533 Anne was
already pregnant.
Anne was not popular with the people, they all
loved Catherine.
Legend says that Anne had six fingers on her left
hand, a large mole on her neck and a fiery temper.
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Anne Boleyn and her children.
Anne gave birth to a daughter Elizabeth on August
16th 1533.
By 1534, Anne was pregnant again but the child
was either still born or miscarried.
She miscarried a boy in 1535.
Henry still desperately wanted a son but Anne had
not given him one.
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How Catherine of Aragondied.
Anne knew that her failure to produce a living
male heir was a threat to her own life.
Annes enemies at court began to plot against
her.
The King was asked to sign a document calling for
an investigation into Anne's treason.
Anne was arrested and charged with plotting to
murder the king.
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How Catherine of Aragondied.
On the 19th May 1536, Anne was taken to the Tower
Green in London.
Here Anne was to be given a private execution.
The swordsman cut off her head with one swift
stroke.
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Jane Seymour
Jane was born some time in 1509.
Jane married Henry VIII on 30 May 1536 and became
his 3rd wife.
Jane died on the 24th October 1537.
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Jane Seymourand Henry VIII
Jane Seymour first came to the Kings notice
while she waited on his second wife Anne.
Jane was very calm and gentle, Henry liked this
because his last wife was very bad tempered.
They were married on May 30th 1536.
Henry truly loved Jane Seymour.
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Jane Seymour and her children.
Early in 1537 Jane became pregnant.
In October, to the delight of Henry VIII, a
prince was born. He was christened Edward.
Jane attended her sons christening but died two
weeks after her son was born.
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Anne of Cleves
Anne was born in 1515.
Henry married Anne on 6 January 1540, she was his
4th wife.
Anne was divorced from Henry in July 1540.
On 16 July 1557 Anne of Cleves died.
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Anne of Clevesand Henry VIII.
Henry did not marry for over two years after Jane
Seymour died.
Henry started to look for a Bride to help
England, he turned to Germany.
Henry sent painters to Cleves to paint two
sisters, he chose to marry Anne. When Anne
arrived she did not look like her painting and
Henry did not want to marry her, but he had to
because he did not want to upset the Germans.
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How Anne of Clevesdied.
Anne was not happy being married to Henry so they
decided to get divorced.
Anne accepted the title as the Kings Sister
and lived away from the court in the countryside.
Anne died in 1557.
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Kathryn Howard
Kathryn was born some time in 1521.
Kathryn married Henry VIII on 28th July 1540 and
became his 5th wife.
Kathryn was executed on 13th February 1542.
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Kathryn Howardand Henry VIII.
Henry met Kathryn when came to court when she was
19. Henry was 49.
Kathryns uncle was The Duke of Norfolk. Henry
married her so he could gain more power and get
rid of his enemy Thomas Cromwell.
Henry married Kathryn only 16 days after Anne of
Cleaves left.
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How Kathryn Howarddied.
Less than a year after they were married, Kathryn
was found to be meeting other men.
This was against the law.
Kathryn was executed on the Tower Green on
February 13th 1542.
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Katherine Parr
Katherine Parr was born in 1512.
She married Henry on 12 July 1543, she was his
6th wife.
Katherine was widowed on 28 January 1547.
On 5 September 1548, Katherine died.
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Kathryn Howardand Henry VIII.
Katherine was a widow whose 1st and 2nd husbands
had died before she married Henry.
Katherine was well known for her learning and
overall sensitive and caring nature. She was more
like Henrys nurse because he was very ill, he
married her to be his companion.
She brought Henrys family closer together. Mary,
Elizabeth and Edward were encouraged to become
scholars.
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How Kathryn Howarddied.
Katherine was quick thinking which she needed on
many occasions to stay alive.
She outlived Henry who died 28th January 1547.
Katherine herself died in 1548.
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Click on a portrait of a wife to find out about
them.
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Catherine of Aragon

• Wife number 1
• Married for Love, political reasons
  and for an heir.
• Children Mary
• Marriage endedDivorced / Annulment

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Anne Boleyn
Wife number 2 Married for Love and for
an heir. Children Elizabeth Marriage
endedExecuted
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Jane Seymour
Wife number 3 Married for Love and for
an heir. Children Edward Marriage
ended Died during child birth
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Anne of Cleves
Wife number 4 Married for Political
reasons Children None Marriage ended
Divorced
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Kathryn Howard
Wife number 5 Married for
Love Children None Marriage ended Executed
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Katherine Parr
Wife number 6 Married for
Companionship Children None Marriage ended
Henry VIII died
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Time Line
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