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Henry VIII is best known for his six wives, and several mistresses he kept on the side. The monarch’s desperate quest for political unification and a healthy male heir drove him to annul two...
In common parlance, the wives of Henry VIII were the six Queens consort of King Henry VIII of England between 1509 and his death in 1547. In legal terms (de jure), Henry had only three wives, because three of his marriages were annulled by the Church of England.
Here are Henry VIII’s six wives in order. 1. Catherine of Aragon. Catherine is best known today for her role in sparking the King’s excommunication from the Catholic Church and the Reformation. Married to Henry for a quarter of a century, however, there is much more to her.
From Anne Boleyn to Jane Seymour to Catherine of Aragon, learn how all six of King Henry VIII's wives met their fate.
Henry VIII may have presided over the beginnings of the English Renaissance and the English Reformation and incorporated Wales within the realm of England, but he is largely remembered for having six wives. Read on to learn about each queen and what events led to her divorce, beheading, death, or survival.
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived – this is the rhyme most commonly associated with the six wives of Henry VIII, chanted in classrooms around the world by children learning about the Tudor king and his family. But how much do you know about the six key women in Henry VIII’s life?
Next in line to marry King Henry VIII was Katherine Howard – maid of honour to Anne of Cleves. By the time they married in July 1540, Henry was forty-nine years old, while Katherine a young woman (her exact birthdate remains uncertain).
In his search to secure the continuation of the Tudor line, Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE) married an incredible six times. Some marriages were the result of passion while others were arranged for political reasons.
They married in secret in January 1533, before Henry VIII’s first marriage had even officially been annulled. That finally happened in May, and Anne was crowned queen the following week. She...
King Henry VIII's relentless quest for a male heir led him on a rollercoaster ride of six marriages during his reign. In this article, we unravel the distinct story of each wife - from the divorced to the beheaded to the survivors - in Henry VIII's quest to secure the Tudor line.