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Henry VIII. By Levko E . N. and his wives. First she married Arthur, Henry's older brother. She was 17 and Henry was only 12!. They were married when he became King in 1509. They divorced after more than 20 years of marriage. Her daughter Mary would later become Queen.
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Henry VIII By Levko E. N. and his wives
First she married Arthur, Henry's older brother. • She was 17 and Henry was only 12! • They were married when he became King in 1509. • They divorced after more than 20 years of marriage. • Her daughter Mary would later become Queen.
Anne was a servant • the Pope wouldn't allow the divorce so Henry established a new Church of England. • He married Anne in 1533 • Later that year she gave birth to a girl, Elizabeth who would grow up to be a strong Queen for England. • in 1536 Anne Boleyn was beheaded. • 11 days later Henry married this third wife.
Jane was from an old and noble family. • She gave birth to a son in 1537, Edward, who would become King after his father. • 12 days later she died. • Henry waited two years before marrying again.
Henry saw a picture of Anne of Cleves and he agreed to marry! • She didn't speak any English and didn't know who he was. • He is said to have found her repulsively ugly, and called her a horse! • The marriage lasted six months. • 20 days after his second divorce Henry married again
Katherine was a cousin of Anne Boleyn • However she was previously, secretly engaged to one man and possibly a second one too. • She was beheaded in 1542. • The following year Henry VIII married for the last time.
Kathryn had already been married twice before, but both her husbands had died. • She was in love with Thomas Seymour but she was scared to refuse the King. • Kathryn was as much a nurse as a wife. • She was the first wife to bring all three of his children to live together under one roof. • When Henry died in 1547, Kathryn quickly married Thomas Seymour (her fourth husband). • But this was an unhappy marriage.
Divorced, beheaded, diedDivorced, beheaded, survived. You still have to remember the wives names and their order: