Why did Henry VIII marry six times?
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Why did Henry VIII Why did Henry VIII marry six times?marry six times?
Henry VIIIHenry VIII
He was big and He was big and handsomehandsome and and wore fine clotheswore fine clothes
He loved games, He loved games, horse-riding and horse-riding and huntinghunting
He spoke four He spoke four languages, wrote languages, wrote poetry and played poetry and played musicmusic
But most important to him…But most important to him…
He wanted to be a He wanted to be a strong king, with strong king, with a firm hold on the a firm hold on the thronethrone
He most wanted a He most wanted a son to succeed son to succeed himhim
Catherine of AragonCatherine of Aragon
Married 1509Married 1509 She was daughter She was daughter
to the king of Spainto the king of Spain She had a She had a
daughter, Mary, daughter, Mary, but no sonsbut no sons
She was too old for She was too old for more childrenmore children
Henry wanted to Henry wanted to divorce divorce her…her…
ReformationReformation
But it was VERY hard to But it was VERY hard to get a divorce granted get a divorce granted by the Catholic churchby the Catholic church
Ultimately the Pope Ultimately the Pope refused, so Henry took refused, so Henry took matters into his own matters into his own handshands
He separated from the He separated from the Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church and became the head and became the head of the Church of of the Church of EnglandEngland
Anne BoleynAnne Boleyn
Married 1533Married 1533She was young, She was young,
pretty and wittypretty and wittyShe had one She had one
daughter, daughter, ElizabethElizabeth
She was She was beheadedbeheaded for being unfaithful for being unfaithful in 1536in 1536
Jane SeymourJane Seymour
Married 1536 (11 Married 1536 (11 days after days after execution of Anne)execution of Anne)
She had a son, She had a son, Edward, but Edward, but died died soon after (1537)soon after (1537)
Henry probably Henry probably loved her best of loved her best of all his wivesall his wives
Anne of ClevesAnne of Cleves
Married 1540Married 1540The marriage The marriage
made a link made a link between England between England and Germanyand Germany
Henry thought Henry thought she was uglyshe was ugly
DivorcedDivorced 1540 – 1540 – the same year!the same year!
Catherine HowardCatherine Howard
Married 1540Married 1540She was 20, She was 20,
Henry was 49Henry was 49She was She was
unfaithfulunfaithfulExecutedExecuted in 1542 in 1542
Catherine ParrCatherine Parr
Married 1543Married 1543She liked family She liked family
life and looked life and looked after Henryafter Henry’’s s childrenchildren
She outShe outlivedlived HenryHenry