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King Henry the VIII's birth
King Henry the VIII was born on June 28, 1491. His parents were King Henry the VII and Elizabeth of York. As a child, he was very smart and was also athletic. -
King Henry the VIII's first wife: Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon married King Henry the VIII in 1509. She had several miscarriages until she had her daughter Mary. Catherine and Henry got a divorce when Anne Boleyn became preegnant with Henry's child in 1533. (http://tudorhistory.org/wives/). -
King Henry the VIII's second wife: Anne Boleyn
King Henry the VIII and Anne Boleyn were secretly married in 1533 because Anne became pregnant with Henry's child. Anne gave birth to King Henry the VIII's second daughter, Elizabeth. Anne wasn't able to have anymore children, and Henry became interested in Jane Seymore. Anne's husband Henry had her beheaded because of treason. (http://tudorhistory.org/wives/). -
Henry the VIII's third wife: Jane Seymour
King Henry the VIII and Jane Seymour met in September of 1535, when the king was staying at her family home. People knew that King Henry the VIII had fallen for her in Febuary of 1536. Within 24 hours after Henry's second wife was killed, he was betrothed to Jane. Jane became pregnant with the King's son, Edward, in early 1537. Just two weeks after Edward was born, Jane died. She was the only one of King Henry the VIII's wives to be burried with him. (http://tudorhistory.org/wives/) -
Henry the VIII's fourth wife: Anne of Cleves
King Henry and Anne of Cleves were not married for a very long time. The King had painters to bring him back paintings future wives. When he saw the painting of Anne of Cleves, he thought she was beautiful. When they were married on January 6, 1540, he was already looking for a way to get out of the marriage because she was not as pretty in person as she was in the painting. Their marriage only lasted for a few months, before he divorced her in July of 1540. (http://tudorhistory.org/wives/). -
King Henry the VIII's sixth wife: Katherine Parr
On July 12, 1543, King Henry the VIII married his sixth and final wife. They were married for five years before he died. She treated all of Henry's children very well and helped with education some too. King Henry the VIII died on January 28, 1547. A few months after Henry died, she secretly married Thomas Seymour. She became pregnant and gave birth to her daughter Mary. She soon died of fever. (http://tudorhistory.org/wives/). -
King Henry the VIII's fifth wife: Kathryn Howard
King Henry and his fifth wife, Kathryn Howard were married on July 28, 1540. They were married just days after he divorced his fourth wife. They were not married a full year before rumors of Kathryn having affairs began to rise. Henry did not want to believe this, but he let the investigation continue; eventually there was enough evidence to prove that she was having affairs on her husband. King Henry had her beheaded on February 13, 1542. (http://tudorhistory.org/wives/). -
King Henry the VIII's Death
King Henry the VIII lived for fifty-six years. In these years, he had six wives and three children. He was very fat and had a bad leg that caused him to have pain in it until he died. To this day, people still do not know if died of an illness or of syphilis. King Henry died on January 28, 1547.
