The Six Wives of Henry VIII

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The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Catherine Parr

She married in secret to Thomas Seymor. When it became public, her stepchildren were furious. She got pregnant but her husband was not true to her, he was almost caught in an embrace with her stepdaughter Elizabeth. After giving birth, she died of child bad fever. Her funeral was the first Protestant funeral held in England.

After four years of marriage, Henry died. He was lied to rest in St. George's chapel next to Jane Seymor.

She caught Henry's eye and when he propossed, she was heartbroken but she accepted anyway. She was compassive and took care of Henry. She was the ruler of England during a period since Henry was on campaing in France. Catherine had a nice relationship with her stepchildren. She tried to convince Henry to stop what he had started when he broke form Rome and he was furious. She was warned and pled with the king.

At the age of seventeen, she married Sir Edward Berg, who died after four years of marriage. Then, she married John Neville, who died after eight years of marriage. She fell in love of Jane's brother, Sir Thomas Seymor, and they were planning to get married.

She had a passion for learning. She spoke several languages fluently and enjoy reading and writing. She hated needlework.

Children: They had none She has a daughter named Mary with Sir Thomas Seymor.

Birth: 1512 Married: 1543 (31 years old) Widowed: 1547 (35 years old) Death: 1548 (36 years old)

Parents: Sir Thomas Parr and Maud Green.

Catherine Howard

She was placed in the Tower of London near of her cousin, Anne Boleyn

They were married only for two years. She had had an affair with Henry's courtier, Thomas Culppeper and at the same time she was blackmailed by people who knew about her premarital sexual history. Thomas Culppeper and Francis Dereham were executed. Culppeper was hanged, while Dereham was hanged, drawn and quartered. Catherine was beheaded.

At the age of thirteen she was molested by her music teacher, Henry Manox. After that, she had been pursued by Francis Dereham at the age of fifteen, and they said they were lovers. When she was seventeen years old, her uncle found a place for her as Anne's lady-in-waiting. After three weeks of Henry and Anne's divorce, they got married.

She was vivacious and good-humored, she loved dancing and had a great tenderness for animals.

Children: they had none

Birth: 1523 Married: 1540 (17 years old) Death: 1542 (19 years old)

Parents: Lord Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper

Anne of Cleves

Their marriage was annulled after 5 months. After the annullment, Anne was given a generous settlement and they became good friends. Anne was referred to as "the King's Beloved Sister"

She was betrothed to Francis, son of the Duke of Lorraine at the age of eleven. Her marriage with Henry was a political alliance because her brother, William, was a leader of the Protestants of western Germany

She didn't received a formal education and had a little in the way of cultural sophistication. She could read and write only a little and only in German. She was skilled at needlework

Henry said that she was not as she had been described. She was said to be ugly. She was blond, tall and slim

Children: as they were married for only a few months, they didn't have any child

Birth: 1515 Married: 1540 (25 years) Annulled: 1540 (25 years) Death: 1557 (42 years, she had cancer)

Parents: John III of the House of La Marck and Maria, Duchess of Julich-Berg

Jane Seymor

She was the only one of Henry's wives to recevie a royal funeral. Henry worn black for three months due to his wife's death.

They were only married for seventeen months. After delivering their son, she got an infection and died.

She was betrothed to Henry a day after Anne's death and got married ten days after that.

She was not has highly educated as Catherine and Anne, She could read and write, but she was better at needlework and household management. She had been lady-in-waiting of Catherine and Anne.

She was gentle, meek and chaste

Child: Edward VI

Birth: 1508 Married: 1536 (28 years) Death: 1537 (29 years old)

Parents: Sir John Seymour and Margery Wentworth

Anne Boleyn

She was placed in a narrow box and buried in a unmarked grave in the Towel of London Chapel

They got married in secret and after two years of marriage, Anne was arrested and tried in court for adultery incest and treason. She was beheaded two days after the five men who she had slept with

She was secretly betrothed to Henry Percy. Soon, Henry started to pursuit Anne, but she refused to be his mistress. Henry focused on annulling his marriage with Catherine. This process lengthened some years.

She knew about art, dance, music, poerty, courtly love, She was considered a intelligent woman and she loved playing carts and hunting

She had dark hair and eyes, slender figure, she was humorous. She had six fingers.

Children: Elizabeth I She lost a son

Birth: 1501 Married: 1533 (32 years) Death: 1536 (35 years)

Parents: Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, and Lady Elizabeth Howard

Catherine of Aragon

Their marriage was annulled after 16 years because Henry fell in love with Catherine's lady-in-waiting

She was betrothed to Prince Arthur Tudor at the age of 3 years. They were about to turning a year of marriage when Arthur died. Then, she was married to Henry after testifing that her marriage to Arthur was never consummated

She was well educated in multple disciplines: literature, music, history, languages.

She had red , long hair and blue eyes

Children: Henry: Died after 52 days of life. Mary I: The only one who survived. She lost four kids.

Birth: 1485 Married: 1509 (24 years) Annulled: 1533 (47 years) Death: 1536 (50years)

Parents: Isabella I of Castille and Ferdinard II of Aragon