The Six Wives of Henry VIII

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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
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Who was Henry VIII?

• Henry Tudor, named after his father, Henry VII,
  was born by Elizabeth of York June 28, 1491 in
  Greenwich Palace.
• He took the throne when he was 18 and married
  Catherine of Aragon (his brothers wife).
• When they were married, she had a son and named
  him Henry. Soon after he was born, he died.

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Who was Henry VIII? Cont.

• After Catherine had a string of miscarriages, he
  decided that he wanted a divorce.
• Catherine had one child, Mary. Henry wanted a
  male heir to the throne.
• Henry had fallen for Catherines lady-in-waiting,
  Anne Boleyn.
• Thus starts the strings of wives of Henry VIII.

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Englands Political/Religious Scene

• During this time, Henry was trying desperately to
  change Englands religious stance.
• England was affiliated with the Roman Catholic
  Church. After Henry tried to divorce Catherine of
  Aragon and the church said no, he decided to form
  his own church the Church of England. This is
  where we get protestant churches of today.

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Catherine of Aragon Wife 1

• Youngest child of Isabella and Ferdinand of
  Spain. Anyone remember them?
• At 16, she married Arthur (Henrys brother). Six
  months later, Arthur died.
• When Henry was 18, they married and she was
  crowned queen.
• Soon after the marriage, she had a still-born
  daughter. After that, she had a son named Henry
  that died 52 days after he was born. Catherine
  had 3 other miscarriages and one other child that
  lived Mary.

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Catherine of Aragon Cont.

• King Henry was upset with no male heir, but
  remained a devoted husband.
• When Catherine reached the age of 42, Henry began
  to petition for a divorce from the church.
• Eventually Henry won and she was demoted to
  Princess Dowager instead of Queen.
• She died in 1536.

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Anne Boleyn Wife 2

• No one knows exactly when she was born. She spent
  most of her life attending to the Royal Court in
  France and England.
• Anne was not pretty. It was rumored that she had
  a sixth finger and had a large mole or goiter on
  her neck.
• Anne was very pushy when it came to being queen.
• When she and Henry started having their
  relationship, she pushed him to get rid of
  Catherine of Aragon.

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Anne Boleyn Cont.

• Anne wasnt popular with the people of England
  either. The King was starting to give her more
  precedence than his own sister.
• She was finally made queen in 1533. She had her
  first child in August that year. The childs name
  was Elizabeth.
• She knew to secure her place as queen, she needed
  to have a boy. After Elizabeth, she had several
  miscarriages. She also knew she needed to have a
  boy because her husbands eyes were starting to
  wonder.

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Anne Boleyn Cont.

• Henry needed to way to get rid of Anne because
  of his affections to Jane Seymour.
• Anne was charged with treason, adultery and
  plotting to murder the King.
• Anne was executed on May 19, 1536.

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Jane Seymour Wife 3

• Jane was Annes lady-in-waiting. Her favor grew
  with the King toward the end of Annes reign.
• Within 24 hours of Annes execution, Henry and
  Jane were engaged.
• Jane had a son, Edward, in 1537.
• She died two weeks after he was born.
• She was the only wife to be buried with King
  Henry.

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Anne of Cleves Wife 4

• After Jane died, Henry remained single for 2
  years. His court wanted him to marry a foreign
  bride to give him an alliance.
• Henry sought brides who supported church
  reformation. He sent one of his advisors to seek
  brides for him.
• Henry married Anne of Cleves (from France) and
  wanted out of the marriage from the start, saying
  she was ugly.

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Anne of Cleves Cont.

• Soon after, Henry fancied Annes lady-in-waiting,
  Kathryn Howard. He wanted the marriage annulled
  quickly.
• Anne knew not to fight it, considering what
  happened to his other wives. Anne accepted the
  title as Kings Sister. She lived away from the
  court the rest of her time.

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Kathryn Howard Wife 5

• Kathryn was Anne Boleyns cousin (remember her?)
  She was Anne of Cleves lady-in-waiting. She was
  19 when she met Henry.
• Sixteen days after Henry divorces Anne, he wed
  Kathryn.
• Less than year after their marriage, rumors
  spread that she was cheating on him.
• Enough evidence was gathered to convict her and
  she was executed in 1542.

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Katherine Parr Wife 6

• Katherine and Henry married in 1543. Not much is
  known about how they met or their courtship.
• Since Henry was so old, she was more of his nurse
  than anything.
• Katherine was more of a mother figure to her
  step-children than any other wife. She made sure
  they had the best education.
• Henry died in 1547 and Prince Edward became King
  (Edward VI).
• Katherine remarried and had a son in 1548, but
  died soon after childbirth.

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Henry VIIIs Family Tree
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Kathryn Howard
Katherine Parr
Mary
Elizabeth
Edward
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The Children of Henry VIII
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Edward VI

• When Henry VIII died, Edward became king at 10
  years old.
• His uncle, Edward Seymour, became his Protector.
  His ulterior motive was to control England. Many
  in England feared that when Edward died, Mary
  would take over and return England back to
  Catholicism.
• Edward died from tuberculosis in 1553, when he
  was 16.

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Mary I (aka Bloody Mary)

• Mary was crowned queen after the death of Edward.
  
• Mary began searching for a suitable husband. She
  married Prince Philip of Spain (her cousins
  son.)
• There were also several plots to kill Mary and
  put Elizabeth as queen.

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Mary I Cont.

• Mary hung nearly 100 rebels and arrested
  Elizabeth. She was imprisoned in the Tower of
  London.
• After she took care of the rebels who plotted
  against her life, she decided that England should
  return back to its original religious state
  Roman Catholicism. She burned, hung, imprisoned
  anyone who was deemed a heretic (a person who
  practiced Protestant faith.)
• In all about 275 people died.

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Mary I Cont.

• Mary died when she was 58 from a ovarian cyst.
  Before she died, she named Elizabeth as her
  successor.
• Mary had hoped Elizabeth would keep England as a
  Catholic country, but many others rallied behind
  Elizabeth to return England to its Protestant
  state.

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Elizabeth I

• When Elizabeth was crowned queen, she restored
  England to its Protestant state.
• She did not marry, even though the country wanted
  her to. There isnt one reason why she didnt
  marry and there is much speculation as to why she
  didnt.
• During Elizabeths reign, the arts flourished
  among other things. Some call her reign a Golden
  Age.