Henry Vlll wives

Catherine of Aragon

Jan 1, 1509

Length of marriage-14 years
The marriage brought friendship with Spain
Henry thought Catherine was old and boring when she reached 40 years of age. He divorced her

Anne Boleyn

Jun 1, 1533

Length of marriage-3 years
Young, sexy and very fashionable. Made Henry wait for sex until he married her. Had a daughter, Elizabeth. Henry sulked for weeks, because he wanted a boy. Miscarried a baby boy in 1536. Henry accused Anne of having sex with four men and her brother. Despite no proof, she was beheaded in 1536

Jane Seymour

Jan 1, 1536

Length of marriage-1 year
Carried on the Tudoe dynasty by giving birth to Edward.
This was Henry's favourite wife and he was buried right next to her

Catherine Howard

Jan 1, 1540

Length of marriage: 2 years
Young, lively and very pretty.
She flirted with lots of men... and Henry found out. She once finished off a letter to her lover with the words, 'Yours as long as life endure'. Henry was furious. Henry also found out that she had several serious boyfriends before she met the King. She was executed

Anne of Cleves

Jun 1, 1540

Length of marriage-6 months
Divorced, because she was ugly.
Anne was described as a 'fat mare'

Catherine Parr

Jun 1, 1543

Married Henry at Hampton Court in a small wedding attended by only 20 peole. Catherine was very intelligent and wrote the first book published by an English Queen under her own name. She died in 1548 just one year after Henry. After a secret marriage Catherine fell pregnant but died in childbirth