Henry and his wives

Henry VIII's Wives

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  • Jun 28, 1491

    Henry is born

    Henry is born
    Henry is born in Greenwich, the second son of King Henry VII of England and his wife, Elizabeth Of York.
  • Jun 11, 1509

    Henry marries Catherine Of Aragon

    Henry marries Catherine Of Aragon
    Henry married the Spanish princess, Catherine Of Aragon, his brothers widow, in order to keep friendship with Spain. -Length Of Marraige:
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    -Reason For End Of Marraige:
  • Period: Jun 11, 1509 to May 23, 1533

    Henry's marraige to Catherine Of Aragon

  • Period: Jan 25, 1533 to May 17, 1536

    Henry's marraige to Anne Boleyn

  • May 23, 1533

    Henry divorces Catherine of Aragon

    Henry divorces Catherine of Aragon
    As the only sons that Catherine had bore him had died as babies (Although her daughter later became Mary II), Henry divorced her after nearly 24 years of marraige, claiming that he shouldn't marry his brother's wife. In doing so, he seperated from the catholic church to create his own church, The Church of England. This was because the Pope disagreed with him about the divorce.
  • May 28, 1533

    Henry marries Anne Boleyn

    Henry marries Anne Boleyn
    Soon after he divorced Catherine, Henry married Annhe Boleyn.
  • May 17, 1536

    Henry has Anne Boleyn beheaded

    Henry has Anne Boleyn beheaded
    As with Catherine, Anne Boleyn bore him only a girl, Elizabeth, and a stillborn boy. So Henry asked Thomas Cromwell to hatch a plot and then had her beheaded.
  • May 30, 1536

    Henry marries Jane Seymour

    Henry marries Jane Seymour
    Henry's next wife was Jane Seymour. She would be his favouite wife.
  • Period: May 30, 1536 to Oct 24, 1537

    Henry's marraige to Jane Seymour

  • Oct 24, 1537

    Jane Seymour dies

    Jane Seymour dies
    Jane Seymour gave birth to a boy, who would later become Edward VI, but died in childbirth. Henry was devasted when she died, because she had born him a male heir. When Henry died in 1547, he was buried next to her.
  • Jan 6, 1540

    Henry marries Anne of Cleves

    Henry marries Anne of Cleves
    When Jane Seymour died, Henry immediately started looking for a new wife. Hans Holbien the Younger went to Germany and painted a flattering painting of Anne. Henry agreed to marry her.
  • Period: Jan 6, 1540 to Jul 9, 1540

    Henry's marraige to Anne Of Cleves

  • Jul 9, 1540

    Henry divorces Anne of Cleves

    Henry divorces Anne of Cleves
    Alas! When Henry saw Anne, he thought she was really ugly and divorced her less than a year later, although he did give her lots of lands and called her his 'Royal Sister'. In fact, she was the last of the six wives to die!
  • Jul 28, 1540

    Henry Marries Catherine Howard

    Henry Marries Catherine Howard
    Next, Henry married a young woman, Katherine Howard.
  • Period: Jul 28, 1540 to Nov 23, 1541

    Henry's marraige to Catherine Howard

  • Nov 23, 1541

    Henry has Catherine Howard beheaded

    Henry has Catherine Howard beheaded
    Henry divorced and beheaded Catherine, claiming that she had committed adultury with a man called Thomas Culpepper. When she found out that she was to be beheaded, she ran down the hall screaming. It is said that her ghost haunts that hall in Hampton Court Palace.
  • Jul 12, 1543

    Henry marries Catherine Parr

    Henry marries Catherine Parr
    Next, Henry married Catherine Parr. Only about twenty people attended the wedding. He was old and fat, and she looked after all three of his surviving children, Mary, Elizabeth and Edward.
  • Period: Jul 12, 1543 to Jan 28, 1547

    Henry's marraige to Catherine Parr

  • Jan 28, 1547

    Henry dies

    Henry dies
    Henry was old and fat now, and he had gout, so unfortunately he died.