Henry VIII Wives

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  • Jan 1, 1509

    Catherine Of Aragon

    Catherine Of Aragon
    Married to Henry VIII for 24 years.
    She was clever and popular.
    A Spanish princess, once married to Henry's older brother She brought friendship with Spain.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1509 to Sep 5, 1547

    Timeline

  • Jan 1, 1533

    Anne Boleyn

    Anne Boleyn
    Was Henry's wife for 3 years until she was accused of witchcraft and beheaded.
    Young, sexy and very fashionable
    Made Henry wait for sex until he married her.
    Had a daughter Elizabeth (who later became Elizabeth the I). Miscarried a boy in 1536.
  • Jan 1, 1536

    Jane Seymour

    Jane Seymour
    Calm, gentle and caring. She tried to be a good mother to her step-daughters.
    Had a son who would become Edward VI.
    Jane died of an infection just days after she'd given birth.
  • Jun 1, 1540

    Anne Of Cleves

    Anne Of Cleves
    She lived in an area which is in present day Germany. Henry only married her for political reasons.
    She was serious and unfashionable. Friends tried to teach Henry's favourite card games but she never understood.
    Henr liked her in the painting he saw but later on described her as a fat mare (horse) from Flanders.
    Henry divorced her.
    During this 6 month marriage the never had sex.
  • Oct 5, 1540

    Catherine Howard

    Catherine Howard
    Young, lively and very pretty.
    Flirted with lots and lots of men.
    She had several serious boyfriends before she married King Henry.
    She was beheaded.
  • Jan 1, 1543

    Catherine Parr

    Catherine Parr
    Married Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace at a small wedding of just 20 people.
    This marriage ensured that Edward be a protestant king because Catherine was Protestant so she supervised her son's education.
    She was very intelligent and wrote the first book by a English Queen under her own name.
    Catherine died just a year after Henry died and dieed in childbirth.