Henry VIII and his 6 Wives

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Henry VIII and his 6 Wives
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Henry was born on 15 June 1491. His brother
Arthur died. So Henry was next in line to be
King of England.
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Henry became the King of England in 1509. He
started the Church of England faith because he
did not want to be catholic.
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Catherine of Aragon was Henry VIIIs first wife.
She had a daughter Mary, but Henry wanted a son
and so divorced her.
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Anne Boleyn was Henrys second wife. She had a
daughter Elizabeth, but was beheaded because
Henry wanted a son.
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Jane Seymour was Henrys third wife. She died
following the birth of their son Edward. Henry
finally had a son.
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Anne of Cleves was Henrys fourth wife. Henry
did not want to marry her, and divorced her after
only 6 months of marriage.
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Catherine Howard was Henrys fifth wife. She was
put in prison then beheaded less than 2 years
after getting married.
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Catherine Parr was his last wife. Henry died
while still married to her. She later married
again and had a daughter.
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Henry became very overweight. He died on 28
January 1547 at the palace of Whitehall at the
age of 46 years old.
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Henrys son became king. King Edward VI was only
9 years old when he was crowned. He died at only
15 years old.