Let’s go on a journey

1. Let’s go on a journey

3. This manor has portraits of Henry VIII’s wives. Let’s check it out!

4. Katherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour Catherine Howard Catherine Parr Anne of Cleves

5. Daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella • of Spain. • Married Henry’s brother Arthur but • he died shortly after their wedding. • She married Henry many years later • She had a daughter • “Mary” and miscarried • several other babies.

7. Anne’s family wanted power. • Henry fell for her and this • led to Henry’s excommunication • and the beginning of Protestantism • She bore him a daughter “Elizabeth,” • who became one of the • greatest rulers of England.

9. Known as Henry’s true love. • She attempted to reunite Henry with • his daughters. • She bore him a son, “Edward.”

11. After Jane’s death Henry sought a wife to create alliances between England and another great country • No one wanted him. • He sent a painter to Germany to paint Anne and the painter painted her likeness falsely. • When he agreed to marry her she came to England and he found her repulsive.

13. Married Henry around the age of 15. • He was 49, fat, and repulsive. • She was a silly girl who loved the gifts that the king gave her. • She also loved someone else…

15. Was widowed twice before marrying Henry. • She was very close to Henry’s children. • She acted more like Henry’s nurse than his wife • His health was failing…