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Jan 1, 1509
Catherine of Argon
The marrige was 24 years long,
Henry married her to form a friedship between England and Spain.
Henry divorced her because she was too old to give him a boy. -
Period: Jan 1, 1509 to Jan 28, 1547
Wives of Henry the VIII
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Jan 1, 1533
Anne Boleyn
Their marrige lasted for 3 years.
They got married so Henry had a son,
Their marrige was ended because she was accused of adultery and so was beheaded -
Jan 1, 1536
Jane Seymour
They were married for 1 year.
They got married so Henry coulg get a son and he did.
Their marrige ended because Jane caught an infection a few days after the birth -
Jan 1, 1540
Anne of Cleaves
They married for only 6 months.
The reason for their marrige was because it bought friendship between England and Wales and this powerful European region.
They got divorced because Henry did not like her appearence. -
Jun 1, 1540
Catherine Howard
They were married for 2 years.
The reason for their marrige was because Henry found her very attractive.
Henry executed her because he found out she had had lot's of serious boyfriends in the past. -
Jan 1, 1543
Catherine Parr
They were married for 4 years until Henry died in 1547.
The reason for their marrige was because she was intelligent.
Their marrige ended when Henry died