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King Henry VIII is famous for a number of reasons: English Reformation, his versatile personality,  being the father of the Queens of England Mary I and Elisabeth I and the fact that he had married six wives. Let's do some research and discover what led this King to these marriages.
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The Works of King Henry VIII

Poems and Songs
Pastime With Good Company
Alas, what shall I do for love?
Oh, my heart!
The Time of Youth is to be Spent
Alack, alack, what shall I do?
Green Groweth the Holly
Whoso that will all feats obtain
If Love Now Reigned, As It Hath Been
Whereto should I express
Though That Men Do Call It Dotage
Departure is my chief pain
Without discord
Though some Saith that Youth Ruleth Me
Whoso that will for grace sue
Lusty Youth Should Us Ensue

Poems of Doubtful Attribution
Greensleeves

Letters
To Cardinal Wolsey [1518]
To Cardinal Wolsey [1527?]
To Anne Boleyn [1527?]
Another to Anne Boleyn [1527?]
Another to Anne Boleyn [1527?]
Another to Anne Boleyn [1527?]
Another to Anne Boleyn [1527?]
Another to Anne Boleyn [1527?]
Another to Anne Boleyn [1527?]
Another Anne Boleyn [1527?]
Another to Anne Boleyn [1528?]
Another to Anne Boleyn [1528]
Another to Anne Boleyn [1528]
Another to Anne Boleyn [1528]
Another to Anne Boleyn [1528]
Another to Anne Boleyn [1528]
Another to Anne Boleyn [1528]
To Anne Boleyn [1528?]
Another to Anne Boleyn [late 1528?]

Speeches
Speech to Parliament, 24 December 1545

Prose
Excerpt from Defense of the Seven Sacraments (1521)
A Glass of the Truthe (c. 1532)
The Preface from A Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for any Christian Man (1543)

Anniina Jokinen.
Created by Anniina Jokinen on October 9, 1997. Last updated on October 28, 2018.

The Tudors

The Parents of Henry VIII
King Henry VII
Elizabeth of York

The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Queen Catherine of Aragon
Queen Anne Boleyn
Queen Jane Seymour
Queen Anne of Cleves
Queen Catherine Howard
Queen Katherine Parr

The Children of Henry VIII
Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond
King Edward VI
Queen Mary I
Queen Elizabeth I

The King's Advisors
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey
Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cromwell
Sir Thomas More

European Monarchs
Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland
James IV, King of Scotland
James V, King of Scotland
Mary of Guise, Queen of Scotland

Mary Tudor, Queen of France
Louis XII, King of France
Francis I, King of France

Ferdinand II, King of Aragon
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Popes
Pope Julius II
Pope Leo X
Pope Clement VII
Pope Paul III

English Nobility
Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk
Edward Stafford, D. of Buckingham
Thomas Howard, 3rd D. of Norfolk
John Dudley, D. of Northumberland
Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford
John Russell, Earl of Bedford
Thomas, Lord Audley
Richard de la Pole
Thomas Seymour, Lord Admiral
Edward Seymour, Protector Somerset

Clergy
Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio
Cardinal Reginald Pole
Bishop Stephen Gardiner
Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London
Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London
John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester
John Aylmer, Bishop of London
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester
Archbishop William Warham
Richard Fox, Bishop of Winchester
Edward Fox, Bishop of Hereford
William Tyndale
Hugh Latimer
William Grocyn
Thomas Linacre

Historical Events
Field of the Cloth of Gold, 1520
Dissolution of the Monasteries, 1536-40
Pilgrimage of Grace, 1536
The Siege of Boulogne, 1544
The Sweating Sickness

Tudor Legal System
Common Law
Court of Common Pleas
Court of King's Bench
Court of Star Chamber
Council of the North
Attainder
Oath of Supremacy
The Act of Supremacy, 1534
The Act of Succession, 1534
The Ten Articles, 1536
The Six Articles, 1539

Royal Residences
Greenwich Palace
Hatfield House
Richmond Palace
Windsor Palace

Tudor Literature
See section
16th-century Renaissance English Literature

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Anne grew up in the family home of Hever Castle in Kent and was a young and beautiful lady-in-waiting to the former queen, Catherine of Aragon. She gave birth to the future Queen Elizabeth. When Anne miscarried a second child Henry accused her of witchcraft and had her beheaded on May 19th 1536 at the Tower of London for adultery and incest.

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Catherine Parr and Henry VIII met when she secured a position in Princess Mary's household in late 1542.
Katherine was, by most accounts, vivacious, attractive and a scholar. She was also 30 years old, a mature contrast to Catherine Howard, and a more sensible choice for an ailing King in need of a nurse as much as a wife.

Vaggelis Kalathakis

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Between 1510 and 1518 Catherine gave birth to six children, including two sons, but all, except Mary (later Queen of England, 1553–58), either were stillborn or died in early infancy. Henry’s longing for a legitimate male heir prompted him in 1527 to appeal to obtain a divorce from his wife. Henry claimed  that the marriage had violated the biblical prohibition against a union between a man and his brother’s widow. Catherine appealed to Pope Clement VII, objected that her marriage to Henry was valid because the previous marriage to Arthur had never been consummated.

Anthi Chochlidaki

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Jane wasn't well educated, only knowing how to read and write her own name, she was proficient in household  tasks and other hobbies, such as gardening and needlework . Henry probably became attracted to Jane in 1535, when he visited her father (Sir John Seymour ) at Wolf Hall, but, though willing to marry him, she refused to be his mistress. In February 1536 foreign ambassadors began to report rumors of the king's romance with Jane. They speculated upon her chances of becoming Queen. Henry made his affection clear to Jane, she received costly gifts (which she prudently returned) and her brothers were promoted at court.

Konstadina Dagiada

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Anna Boleyn had two miscarriages between 1534 and 1536, after giving birth to Queen Elizabeth I. She was unlucky because she could not give birth to a boy that Henry wanted so much.  Their marriage is largely a religious upheaval that has remained as the English Reformation, as Anna was arrested on May 2, 1536, imprisoned and tried.  She was executed in the Tower of London 17 days later, after being accused of betraying incest with her brother George and attempting to poison Eric Fitzroy.  Both of them had a futile end as they were beheaded.  The paradox is that Anna, who showed hysterical behavior before her arrest, was very calm and cheerful in her last moments.  She even commented that she had a "very thin neck" and the executor would not find it difficult to behead her. Whether Anna was indeed guilty remains obscure even today.

Irini Konstantaki

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It is a 2008 historical romantic drama directed by Justin Chadwick. The screenplay by Peter Morgan was adapted from Philippa Gregory’s 2001 novel of the same name. It is a fictionalised account of the lives of 16th-century aristocrats Mary Boleyn, one-time mistress of King Henry VIII, and her sister, Anne, who became the monarch's ill-fated second wife, though the film does not represent history accurately.

Irini Konstantaki, Wikipedia

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One of the reasons why Henry VIII is best known for is his six wives. Most British school children learn the following rhyme to help them remember the fate of each wife: “Divorced, Beheaded, Died: Divorced, Beheaded, Survived”. He was also a complex man. He was intelligent, boisterous, flamboyant, extravagant. Athletic, musical, a poet. Ruthless, arrogant and passionate. Henry’s driving desire for a male heir was to lead him to divorce two wives and have two wives beheaded. This led to religious revolution and the creation of the Church of England, the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the Reformation of them. The decisions that Henry made during his reign were to shape modern Britain.

Alexander Chochlidakis

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Catherine Parr (1512–48) has gone down in history as the wife who 'survived'. But despite the common misconception that she was a middle-aged, pious 'frump', Katherine Parr was in fact the cleverest and most passionate of Henry VIII's six wives. She was Queen of England and Ireland (1543–47) as the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII, and the final queen consort of the House of Tudor. She married him on 12 July 1543, and outlived him by a year and eight months. With four husbands, she is the most-married English queen. Catherine enjoyed a close relationship with Henry's three children and was personally involved in the education of her stepchildren Elizabeth I and Edward VI. She was influential in Henry's passing of the Third Succession Act in 1543 that restored both his daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, to the line of succession to the throne.

Alexander Chochlidakis

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Catherine Howard married Henry VIII of England at the age of 17, almost immediately after the annulment of his marriage to Anna of Cleves. She was Queen of England from 1540 to 1542 as the fifth wife of Henry VIII but two years after the marriage, Catherine was beheaded after being accused of adultery and treason against the king.

Marina Bokciu

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Anne was born in 1515 in the small north German state of Cleves. Her parents were John III of Cleves and Marie of Julich. Anne married Henry in 1540 to form a tie between England and the Protestant Germany. After only six months Henry found the political alliance no longer to be to his advantage and so divorced her the same year. She died in 1557.

Kleio Lapidi

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Catherine was born between 1520 and 1525. Henry married Catherine Howard, Anne Boleyn's cousin and maid of honour to Anne of Cleaves. In 1542 Henry once again accused his wife of adultery and had Catherine beheaded at the Tower of London on 13 February 1542.

Kleio Lapidi

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The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) Official HD Trailer [1080p]

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Catherine Howard (1523-1542) was the Queen of England from 1540 until 1541 as the fifth wife of king of England, Henry VIII. She was very young and beautiful, she married Henry, but later she fell in love with the person who were the follower of Henry and his name was Thomas. She enjoyed the precious gifts of  Henry, but when the moment of truth came she was a bitter disappointment  to Henry. After that  he became extremely angry with his wife and she has stripped of her title as Queen, imprisoned her  and led her to execution.

Tsatsarakis George

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The painting is a copy of one of the last official portraits of Henry VIII, when the king was in his early 50s.
It is believed the person who copied the portait was  someone who had access to drawings from the court artist’s studio.
The one that had painted  the portait originally was named Hans Holbein the youngest.

Antonia Karakonstantaki

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Anne of Cleves was born in Septemper 1515 in Düsseldorf, Germany. She had three brothers Amalia of Cleves, Sibylle of Cleves, William, Duke of Julich-Cleves-Berg. Her parents were John ll, Duke of Cleves and Maria of julich-Berg. Anne of Cleves was the fourth wife of King Henry VllI. Their marriage ended very soon, not to mention that Henry could not perform his duties due to Anne's  appearance. Anne agreed to the annulment of the marriage. Because Henry  was grateful for her cooperation, he gave her a generous income and many houses. Anna remained in England for the rest of her life until her death in 1557.

Linta Balaviya

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Anna of Cleves  became Queen of England at January 6, 1540 to July 9, 1540. The marriage took place on January 6 but was canceled on July 9, 1540 on the grounds of non-completion and its pre-contract with Fragisco of Lorraine. After the marriage was annulled, Anna acquired a rich residence from the King and has since been referred to as the King's Beloved Sister. He died last of the other Henry's wives .
Anna was the theme of two portraits by Hans Holbein, who painted them in 1539.

Lefteris Ntourakis

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Anne was the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. Henry wanted collaboration with her brother William, to strengthen his position against Catholic France and the holy Roman Church. But the marriage was annulled after 6 months. She was not crowned as a Queen because of this. After that Henry gave her a generous settlement. She lived to see the coronation of  Queen Mary, outliving the rest of Henry's wives.

Raphael Geniatakis

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Jane Seymour was Queen of England from 1536 to 1537 as the third wife of King Henry VIII. Jane was not as highly educated as Henry's first and second wives, but was much better at needlework and household management, which were considered much more necessary for women. Jane gave the King the son he so desperately desired and used her influence to bring about the advancement of her family. She was the only wife of the King to receive a Queen's funeral, and his only consort to be buried beside him.

Konstantina Politaki

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Jane Seymour was calm, sweet,tender and pious.She gave birth to Henry's first legal son, Edward, but died a few days after giving birth. She died before Henry could execute or divorce her.

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Jane  Seymour had two brothers Thomas and Edward. They used her memory to improve their fortunes. Thomas married Catherine Parr after Henry's death. Edward set himself as Lord Protector of the kingdom. They both fell from power and were executed.

Giorgos Aspetakis

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When Henry married Anne she was half his age! Anne was 24 and Henry was 48 years old.

Despite their age diffrence they got married but Anne was never crowned, although she ruled as a Queen for four months.

After the King’s fifth wife, young Catherine Howard, was divorced (and then executed), Anne wanted to rule again and re-marry Henry but his answer was a cold 'No'.

Even though Henry and Anne's marriage did not go as well as we thought Henry loved her as his younger sister and was the only of his wives that was buried in Westminster Abbey.

She was and still is considered the most successful of his wives because she didn't experience the cruel fate of the others.

Antonia Karakonstantaki

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A series following Henry's VIII and his wives' storyline. Although it is not entirely historically accurate, it takes place in the sixteenth century.
It was filmed in and around Dublin, Ireland, and features a mainly Anglo-Irish cast.
The successful series had 4 seasons in total and it's a good choice for a dramatic show (age:12+). However, it exposes a little realistic violence and mature themed scenes.

Antonia Karakonstantaki

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Anne of the Thousand Days is a 1969  British period drama film based on the life of Anne Boleyn. The film  was directed by Charles Jarrott and produced by Harold Brent Wallis. The screenplay  by  Bridget Boland and John Hale is an adaptation of the 1948 play of the same name by Maxwell Anderson.  Henry WIII considers whether he should or not sign the warrant for the execution of his second wife, Anne Boleyn.

Anna Politaki

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Though Henry was a healthy young man, he was still paranoid  about getting sick and dying. Given the times, they were plenty of illnesses for him to worry about, but two particular concerns were the sweating sickness (a common and often deadly ailment ) and the plague. During Henry's twenties he weighed approximately fifteen stone, with a thirty- two inch wait and a thirst for jousting. However, as he aged his athletic figure and attractive features began to disappear. His girth, waist-line and reputation as the impossible, irritable and ruthless King only grew after the King suffered a serious jousting accident in 1536. This accident impacted Henry massively , and left him with both physical and mental scars.

Konstadina Dagiada

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Catherine Howard's birth date is unknown. However, she was born into an aristocratic family and she was a niece of the 3rd Duke of Norfolk. At the age of 10 or 12, Catherine started living with her step-grandmother, as her mum had died. When Howard was still young, she and her friends were allowed to entertain men in their big shared dormitory. Furthermore, Henry was at least 30 years older than her and when they got married, he was 50 years old, while Catherine was a teenager. It has been argued that when Howard was married to Henry VIII, she had a secret relationship with Thomas Culpeper. Moreover, it is believed that Catherine's last words, before she beheaded, were; “I die a queen, but I would rather die the wife of Thomas Culpeper.”

Maria Persephone Veneri

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The artist Hans Hobein the younger went  to Duren to paint the portraits of Anne and her younger sister, Amalia. Henry required the artist to be accurate and not to flatter the sisters. The portraits are now located in the museum of   Louvre in Paris and  the Victoria and Albert  museum in London.

Giorgos Aspetakis

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Anne of Cleves's sister, Amalia. A painting by the artist Hans Hobein.

Giorgos Aspetakis

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This picture portrays Henry VIII with his third wife, Jane Seymour, and their son Prince Edward. At the time that this was being painted Henry got married to his sixth wife, Catherine Par.

Marilia Kalathaki

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Catherine of Aragon was born on 16th October 1485. She was a Spanish princess and she had previously been married to Henry's brother Prince Arthur. But after Arthur's death, she married Henry the VIII on the 11th  of June 1509 at Greenwich Place, Kent. Henry was betrothed to Katherine by his father in 1509 and they had a daughter Mary who later became Queen Mary I.

Kleio Lapidi

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Catherine of Aragon married Henry on the 11th of June, 1509. They were married for 23 years, 11 moths and 12 days. The marriage was annulled and she died on the 7th of January, 1536 and she was the mother of Queen Mary I also known as Mary Tudor and as “Bloody Mary”.

Marilia Kalathaki

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Henry VIII  went down in history for his weakness in women.  Catherine of Aragon was the first wife of Henry VIII and the youngest daughter of the Catholic monarchs of Spain, Ferdinand and Isabella. Her  husband divorced her after 23 years of marriage because he had no son and married Anne Boleyn. Catherine refused to recognize the divorce and died a few years later.

Frosso Markomanolaki