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Jan 28, 2020 · 1. Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536): Demoted for Bearing No Son. Imagno/Getty Images. Catherine of Aragon. Henry took the throne in 1509, at age 17. Six weeks later, he married Catherine of...
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. The daughter of Spanish monarchs Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, Catherine was a political catch.
The Six Wives of Henry VIII is a historical miniseries produced by the BBC, originally aired in 1970. This series consists of six episodes, with each episode dedicated to one of the six wives of King Henry VIII, providing an in-depth exploration of their lives and fates.
Apr 28, 2020 · The six wives of Henry VIII and their children were: Catherine of Aragon (m. June 1509 CE) - Mary (b. Feb. 1516 CE) Anne Boleyn (m. Jan. 1533 CE) - Elizabeth (b. Sep. 1533 CE) Jane Seymour (m. May 1536 CE) - Edward (b. Oct. 1537 CE) Anne of Cleves (m. Jan. 1540 CE) Catherine Howard (m. July 1540 CE) Catherine Parr (m. July 1543 CE)
Henry’s reign, spanning from 1509 to 1547, was characterized by a series of tumultuous marriages entwined in Tudor politics. You may be familiar with the old rhyme, “Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived,” but here’s a closer look at the six women who became the wives of Henry VIII.
Jan 31, 2015 · Henry VIII had six wives: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Catherine Parr. He divorced two of his wives (Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn), he beheaded two of his wives (Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard), and one of his wives (Jane Seymour) died shortly after giving birth.
Aug 10, 2020 · 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?
