Henry Vlll wives

  • Catherine of Aragon
    Jan 1, 1509

    Catherine of Aragon

    Length of marriage-14 years
    The marriage brought friendship with Spain
    Henry thought Catherine was old and boring when she reached 40 years of age. He divorced her
  • Anne Boleyn
    Jun 1, 1533

    Anne Boleyn

    Length of marriage-3 years
    Young, sexy and very fashionable. Made Henry wait for sex until he married her. Had a daughter, Elizabeth. Henry sulked for weeks, because he wanted a boy. Miscarried a baby boy in 1536. Henry accused Anne of having sex with four men and her brother. Despite no proof, she was beheaded in 1536
  • Jane Seymour
    Jan 1, 1536

    Jane Seymour

    Length of marriage-1 year
    Carried on the Tudoe dynasty by giving birth to Edward.
    This was Henry's favourite wife and he was buried right next to her
  • Catherine Howard
    Jan 1, 1540

    Catherine Howard

    Length of marriage: 2 years
    Young, lively and very pretty.
    She flirted with lots of men... and Henry found out. She once finished off a letter to her lover with the words, 'Yours as long as life endure'. Henry was furious. Henry also found out that she had several serious boyfriends before she met the King. She was executed
  • Anne of Cleves
    Jun 1, 1540

    Anne of Cleves

    Length of marriage-6 months
    Divorced, because she was ugly.
    Anne was described as a 'fat mare'
  • Catherine Parr
    Jun 1, 1543

    Catherine Parr

    Married Henry at Hampton Court in a small wedding attended by only 20 peole. Catherine was very intelligent and wrote the first book published by an English Queen under her own name. She died in 1548 just one year after Henry. After a secret marriage Catherine fell pregnant but died in childbirth