Henry VIII's Wives

Catherine of Aragon Married

Jun 11, 1509

Henry VIII's 1st wife.
Marriage length: 24 years.
Reason of marriage: Create a friendship between England and France
State after marriage end: Divorced
Date of divorce: 1533
Reason of marriage end: Too old and boring

Anne Boleyn Married

Jan 25, 1533

Henry VIII's 2nd wife
Marriage length: 3 years
Reason of marriage: To have a baby boy
State after marriage end: Beheaded
Reason of marriage end: Accused of multiple accounts of adultery
Date of murder: 1536

Jane Seymour Married

Jan 1, 1536

Henry VIII's 3rd wife
Marriage length: 1 year
Reason of marriage: To have a baby boy
State after marriage end: Death
Reason of marriage end: Infection a few days after birth to a son.
Date of death: 1537

Anne of Cleves Married

Jan 1, 1540

Henry VIII's 4th wife
Marriage length: 6 months
Reason of marriage: Friendship between England, Wales and some of Europe.
State after marriage end: Divorced
Date of divorce:1540
Reason of marriage end: Thought to be too fat and ugly

Catherine Howard Married

Jul 1, 1540

Henry VIII's 5th wife
Length of Marriage: 2 years
Reason of Marriage: Father's father was the Duke of Norfolk.
State after marriage end: Beheaded
Reason of marriage end: Catherine had an affair with Thomas Culpepper of the King's Privy Chamber.
Date of murder: 1542

Catherine Parr Married

Jan 1, 1543

Henry VIII's 6th and last wife.
Length of Marriage: 4 years
Reason of marriage: Ensured that Henry's son would grow up to be a Protestant
State after marriage end: Survived
Reason of marriage end: Henry VIII died of sickness
Date of Henry's death: 1547