History Henry VIII- Wives Flashcards
Who was Henry’s first wife?
Catherine of Aragon
What was the day Henry and Catherine of Aragon got married?
11th June 1509
How long was Catherine of Aragon Queen?
23 years
Did Catherine of Aragon have any children? If so what were their names?
Mary
What was Catherine of Aragon’s ‘fate’?
She was divorced by Henry
What did Henry have to do to be able to divorce Catherine of Aragon and why did he want to divorce her?
- Henry split from Catholic ⛪
- He became head of his own ⛪ to be able to divorce her
- Because the pope did not grant him a divorce
- The pope believed that people should be 👰🤵 for life
- Henry ➡️ she didn’t give him a son and he had found someone else
Give other details of wife 1’s life
- Spanish
- Henry’s brother’s widow
- miscarried 6 times
Who was wife 2?
Anne Boleyn
Date of marriage (Anne B - Henry VIII)
25th January 1533
How long was she queen? Wife 2
3 years
Name of child (if any) wife 2
Elizabeth I
‘Fate’ of wife 2
Beheaded
Other facts about wife 2
- accused of committing adultery
- English
- accused of witchcraft
- born in Norfolk
Who was wife 3?
Jane Seymour
Date of marriage (Jane - Henry)
30th May 1536
How long was she queen? Wife 3
1 yr
Name of child (if any) wife 3
Edward
‘Fate’ of wife 3
Died
Other facts about wife 3
- buried with Henry
- buried at Windsor Castle
- Henry’s favourite wife because of son
- Died of apparent blood poisoning
4th wife
Anne of Cleves
Date of marriage (Anne - Henry)
6th January 1540
How long was she queen? Wife 4
Six months
3 Days
Name child (if any) wife 4
None
‘Fate’ of wife 4
Divorced
Other info about wife 4
- german
- Protestant
- when Henry first saw her he called her the ‘Flanders Mare’
- born 22nd September
- became friends with Henry
Wife 5
Catherine Howard
Date of marriage (Catherine H - Henry)
28th July 1540
How long was she queen? Wife 5
1 yr
Name child (if any) wife 5
None
‘Fate’ of wife 5
Beheaded
Other details about wife 5
- accused of adultery
- Anne Boleyn’s cousin
- Anne of Cleve’s maid of honour
Wife 6
Catherine Parr
Date of marriage wife 6
12th July 1543
How long was she queen? Wife 6
4 years
Name of child (if any) wife 6
None
‘Fate’ of wife 6
Survived (she outlived Henry)
Other details about wife 6
- Died a year after Henry (she died in 1548)
- she was like a nurse to Henry
- she later remarried Thomas Seymour and bore him a child
- she however died in childbirth
