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  1. Divorced Beheaded Died Divorced Beheaded Survived Clip 1

  2. A Quagmire of Queens The Women of the Henry VIII Lauri Wei Lu 100501008 Department of English, Sophomore Year Instructor: Professor Michael Cheng

  3. Arthur Tudor Never got to be king Naming Aged 2: betrothed to Catherine of Aragon Aged 3: Prince of Wales Aged 15: died of consumption

  4. King Henry VII King Henry VIII King of England and of Ireland Preceded by Henry VII, succeeded by Edward VI Known for his six marriages and separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church Supreme Head of the Church of England The king’s Great Matter, and its 3 solutions

  5. Catherine of Aragon Youngest Spanish Princess Great-great-granddaughter of John of Gaunt Princess of Wales Testified never having consummated her first marriage Father-in-law refused to return her dowry Queen Consort of Henry VIII

  6. Catherine of Aragon Regent of England, rode north to battle James IVin full armor, heavily pregnant Pregnant for 6 times, only Mary I, Queen of England, survived Highly pious Relief program for the poor Patron of the Renaissance Humanism, friend of Erasmus Champion of female education

  7. Catherine of Aragon Her lady in waiting—Anne Boleyn Died at Kimbolton castle, where she was exiled “If not for her sex, she could have defied all the heroes of history” --Thomas Cromwell

  8. Bessie Blount ? Royal Mistress Only illegitimate son to be recognized by the king—Henry Fitzroy, later Duke of Richmond and Earl of Nottingham. Married Gilbert Tailboys, (doubtful father of) Elizabeth Tailboys Was financially secure all her life

  9. Mary Boleyn “I had rather beg my bread with him than to be the greatest queen in Christendom. And I believe verily ... he would not forsake me to be a king.” The elder sister The “English Mare”, known in the French court for her promiscuity Married to William Carey Children believed to be fathered by Henry VIII Second marriage to William Stafford.

  10. Queen Anne Boleyn Queen from 1522~1536 Marquess of Pembroke Key figure in the political and religious upheaval that started the English Reformation Educated in the court of France and Netherlands Maid of Honour to Queen of France

  11. Queen Anne Boleyn Whoso list to hunt, I know where is an hind…Fainting I follow. I leave off therefore, Since in a net I seek to hold the wind. Who list her hunt, I put him out of doubt, As well as I, may spend his time in vain; And graven in diamonds in letters plain There is written, her fair neck round about, "Noli me tangere, for Caesar's I am,And wild to hold, though I seem tame."  Sir Thomas Wyatt Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland. Sir Thomas Wyatt (Whose List to Hunt) Resisted seduction for 7 years until marriage Famous for her temper 3 miscarriages Beheaded on charges of adultery, treason, incest, and witchcraft. Six-fingered.

  12. Jane Seymour Modest, compassionate, sympathetic to Mary Not as well educated, daughter of a knight Lady in waiting to Anne Boleyn Death (due to infection or C-section) Son: Edward I

  13. AnneofCleves Six-month queen German princess Marriage annulled The “King’s Sister”: gratitude for consenting to the annulment

  14. Catherine Howard “Rose without a thorn”: known for her great beauty Cousin of Anne Boleyn Lady-in-waiting to Anne of Cleves The Howard family’s influence once again grew

  15. Catherine Howard "I DIE A QUEEN, BUT I WOULD RATHER DIE THE WIFE OF THOMAS CULPEPPER." By her time, the King weighed 140 kilograms Personal Secretary/adolescent sweetheart Francis Dereham Never admited to infidelity Imprisoned until Parliament issued a bill making it illegal for a wife not to inform her husband of her sexual history within twenty days of their marriage

  16. Catherine Parr Most married queen (4) Stay-at-home figure Close-knit royal household: ensuring Mary and Elizabeth’s succession to the throne Greatly influenced her stepdaughter, Elizabeth Married her old love Thomas Seymour six month after death of Henry VIII. Her new husband went on to woo Lady Elizabeth. “My hands are ordained to touch crowns and scepters, not spindles and needles"

  17. Don’t trust your ladies in waiting Once a cheater, always a cheater A more thorough insight into the history of England

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