Henry desires a son-king heir to throne as opposed to a daughter-Queen heir to throne; divorces Catherine out of disappointment
Jan 1, 1533
Mary Tudor is sent away
May 3, 1533
Marries Lady in Waiting, Anne Boleyn
Sep 7, 1533
Henry+Anne have daughter, Elizabeth Tudor
Mar 18, 1536
Once again, Henry is disappointed that child is not a son; has Anne beheaded
Mar 20, 1536
Henry sends for Mary Tudor to return as a wet nurse for her half-sister, Elizabeth
Mar 30, 1536
Henry Marries Lady in Waiting, Jane Seymor
Oct 24, 1537
Henry+Jane have son, Edward Tudor; Jane dies during childbirth, but Henry is satisfied with a son
Oct 26, 1537
Mary Tudor wants throne, so convinces church that Edward will be an illegitimate heir to the throne and she would have rightly been first in line to the throne; King Henry sends Mary away
Jan 6, 1540
Henry marries Anne of Cleaves;
Jul 9, 1540
Henry+Anne of Cleaves unable to have children (at this point, Henry is already quite old); Henry divorces Anne of Cleaves
Jul 28, 1540
Henry marries Katheryn Howard
Feb 13, 1542
Katheryn beheaded for treason
Jul 12, 1543
Henry marries Katherine Parr; Katherine+Henry unable to have children
Jan 28, 1547
Henry dies of old age; Edward crowned King
Jul 6, 1553
Edward dies 6 years later; Mary becomes Queen
Nov 17, 1558
Mary dies 5 years later; Elizabeth becomes Queen
The virgin Queen Elizabeth has no heirs; end Tudor family
