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The Wives of Henry VIII
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Henry VIII

• Henry VIII was king of England from 1509 until
  1547.
• He was born in 1491, and was only 17 years and 10
  months old when he became king.
• Henry composed music, which we can listen to at
• http//www.brims.co.uk/tudors/henry.html

Henry VIII
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Catherine of Aragon

• Born in Spain
• Had been married to Henrys brother Arthur who
  died
• Married Henry in 1509
• She had six children but only one survived a
  daughter, Mary
• After 20 years of marriage Henry tried to get her
  to become a nun, she refused
• Henry changed history and divorced Catherine. He
  had fallen in love with her lady in waiting.
• Catherine would be forever separated from her
  daughter

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Anne Boleyn

• Born in England
• Henry and Anne were married in 1533 in secret
  because Henry hadnt got rid of his first wife
  yet!
• Had two children but only one survived, a
  daughter, Elizabeth
• When she gave birth to a still-born son, Henry
  was convinced that God thought that his marriage
  was wrong, because the annulment had been wrong,
  and that he was cursing him by not giving him a
  son.
• Later Anne was arrested for being unfaithful to
  Henry
• She was beheaded at the Tower of London.

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Jane Seymour

• Born in England
• Maid-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn
• Jane was betrothed to Henry within 24 hrs of
  Annes death
• She had one child, a son, Edward (who would die
  at age 16)
• Jane died two weeks after giving birth
• Buried with Henry VIII

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Anne of Cleves

• Born in Germany
• Married her to form an alliance with Germany
• Henry had a painting of her made but when he met
  her he thought she was ugly and called her an
  ugly horse.
• They married but did not live together
• They had no children
• Henry divorced her

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Catherine Howard

• Born in England
• She was the lady in waiting for Anne
• She was very attractive and 19 when she married a
  50 year old Henry.
• They had no children, mainly because she didnt
  like Henry and had lots of other boyfriends!
• Henry wasnt very happy about this, and she was
  beheaded in 1542.

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Catherine Parr

• Born in England
• She had been married twice before
• They had no children
• Henry married her to look after him in his old
  age
• She outlived him as Henry died in 1547 and she
  died in 1548.

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The Wives of Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn
Catherine of Aragon
Jane Seymour
Catherine Howard
Anne of Cleves
Catherine Parr
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Questions

• Did she have children?
• Yes No
• Was she beheaded?
• Yes No

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Yes

• Anne Boleyn Catherine Howard
• Back to question page.

UNFAITHFUL
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No
Catherine Parr Married until Henrys death
Catherine of Aragon Divorced
Anne of Cleves Divorced
Jane Seymour Died after childbirth
Back to question page
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Yes
Catherine of Aragon and Mary
Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth
Jane Seymour and Edward
Back to question page.
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No
Catherine Howard was to disgusted with Henry to
have babies.
Catherine Parr. Some say to old to produce
children.
Anne of Cleves. Henry thought she was ugly so no
babies!!
Back to question page.
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Trivia

• Henry was an accomplished musician. It is
  believed that he wrote the song Greensleeves for
  Anne Bolyn.

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• It is rumored that Anne Bolyn had six fingers on
  one hand.
• All six wives were descended from Edward I.
• Anne Bolyns motto was grumble all you like,
  this is how it is going to be.

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The codpiece

• The codpiece developed into a fashion accessory
  from the need to fasten the two legs of the
  trousers together with a bulky seam.
• It soon became a symbol of male virility.
• Henry had an obsession in his need for a male
  heir. It was understood at court that no ones
  ostentatious codpiece was allowed to be bigger
  than Henrys.

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Images taken from

• www.puzzlehistory.com/ store99.htm  - Slide 1
• www.britannia.com/ bios/caragon.html - Catherine
  of Aragon
• www.britannia.com/ bios/aboleyn.html -Anne Boleyn
• www.mamalee.com/bklah.html - Jane Seymour
• www.britannia.com/ bios/acleves.html - Anne of
  Cleves
• gen.culpepper.com/historical/ howard/default.htm
  - Catherine Howard
• www.britannia.com/ bios/cparr.html - Catherine
  Parr