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King Henry VIII was born on June 28, 1491 in Greenwhich, London, England. His parents were King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. As a young child he was very thin, athletic, and intelligent. He enjoyed playing sports like tennis, jousting, and hunting. Henry was also very fond of music and poetry. He loved life and was very happy, he could even speak fluent french, latin, and spanish. The cheery, enjoyable Henry soon began to change after he was involved in a jousting accident.
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Catherine of Aragon was born in Spain and was the youngest surviving child. When she was 16 she took the journey to England where she married Arthur but soon after there marriage Arthur died. After her husbands death she was bethrothed to Arthur's younger brother, Henry. The two married on June 11, 1509. During there marriage Catherine had 4 unsuccessful pregnancies but had only one child survive, Mary. In 1533 the King called for an annaulment and Catherine and Mary were forced to leave court.
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Katherine Parr was Queen consort of England and Ireland and the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII of England. She married Henry VIII on 12 July 1543. She was the fourth commoner Henry had taken as his consort, and outlived him. Katherine brought the family closer together, and was responsible to reconciling Henry with his daughters Mary and Elizabeth who he had disowned, and developed a good relationship with his son Edward. She was originally catholic but became protestant.
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Mary Tudor was King Henry VIII's first child, she was born on February 18, 1516, the daughter of Catherine of Aragon. As a child she was known to be very pretty and have a love for jewelry and clothing, until her parents messy divorce. She was well educated and a devoted catholic. Later she married Philip II of Spain and had a strong hatred towards her half-sister Elizabeth and Elizabeth's mother. During her rule she persecuted many Protestants, which explains her nickname Bloody Mary.
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Little is know about her younger years, but Anne Boleyn was said to be one of King Henry's mistress's while he was married to Catherine. Anne knew that Henry desperately needed to have a male heir and since catherine was not capable of that she told Henry it was either marriage or nothing. The king then sent out to have his marriage be annauled. On January 25, 1533 Henry and Anne were secretly married. She gave birth to Elizabeth I of England and then had 3 miscarriages.
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Thomas Carnmer declared the marriage illegal, and ended it with an annaulment. Catherine and Mary were forced to leave court.
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The second child of Henry is born from Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I.
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She died in Kimbolton Castle, England and she was buried in Peterborough Abbey.
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Henry wanted an anollment but the church refused to give it to him, which caused him to breakway. He beheaded his next wife, the next one died, divorced the next one, beheaded the next one and the last survived.
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Anne was put in trial for high treason which is a crime that can be punishable by death and was put into the Tower of London. Anne was allegedly in a affair with 5 men, one of them including her brother. King Henry had all 5 men face gruesome death. Anne was stripped of her title as queen and her marriage was invalid to King Henry. She was then found guilty of treason and adultery and sentenced to death by a sword.
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King Henry VIII first noticed Jane when he stayed at the Seymour family home in September of 1535, although his love for her started in February of 1536. Within 24 hours of Anne Boleyn's execution, the two were formally bethrothed. During there marriage Jane gave birth to a son, Edward. Jane being so weak died just two weeks after Edwards birth.
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Third child, only son by King Henry’s third wife Jane Seymour.
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Jane Seymour died from childbirth to her son Edward. She was buried at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.
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Ann of Cleves was a German noblewoman and King Henry VIII's fourth wife, they married on Janurary 6th, 1540. That night he decided that he was not fond of her anymore, afterall she was never properly schooled and only knew how to read and write in German."I liked her before not well, but now I like her much worse." Therefore, she was forced to leave the court on the 24th of June. He then asked her for her consent to an anullment, she agreed, and they ended their marriage on July 9th, 1540.
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Kathryn Howard was the lady in waiting for Ann of Cleves and caught Henry VIII's attention. The king married this young, 19 year old only 15 days after having an anullment with his fourth wife, Ann of Cleves. Kathryn made him very happy, he spoiled her with many gifts and called her his "rose without a thorn". However, soon rumors began to come up and that she had been seeking the company of other young men. The shocked Henry VIII then had her beheaded on February 13th, 1540.
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Edward was 10 when he ecieved the throne.
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Katheine Parr dies in childbirth
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Immediatly Repealed the Catholic legislation introduced by Mary.
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One of her biggest accomplishments as queen.
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