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 * ​ King Henry VIII by Andrew Ebersole

June 28, 1491 was the birthday of HenryVIII, the second son and third child of King Henry VII(Jordan,Widner). Henry VIII's older brother Arthur was the heir to the throne(Jordan,Widner). Arthur however died on April 2, 1502 leaveing his younger brother as the new heir to throne. Henry VIII took over his fathers throne in 1509 at the age of 18.**




 * The Six Wives

Catherine of Aragon: Henry VIII;s first wife was Catherine of Aragon, the former wife of his older brother Arthur. They were married in 1509. In 1516 Catherine gave birth to Princess Mary, but was unable to give birth to a son that could live during infancy. Frustraded Henry tried to find a way to end his marriage to Catherine. Eventually Catherine was banished form the kingdom and she was never seen or heared from again(Jordan, Widner).**




 * Anne Boleyn: Anne Boelyn and King Henry VIII were married in 1532. She was crowned Queen of England on June 1, 1532. One year later Anne gave birth to a daughter named Elizabeth(who later on became the most famous and greatest ruler England ever had). However in 1536, she miscarried a son. Months later Anne was arrested for treason. On May 19, 1536 she was executed after being found guilty of acts of treason. King henry was remarried ten days later(Jordan, Widner).**




 * Jane Seymour: Jane Seymour and King Henry VIII were married on May 29, 1536 ten days after Anne Boelyn Henrys former wife was executed. Despite being married to the king she was never crowned Queen of England. Jane was the first wife of Henry to give birth to a son after giving birth to Prince Edward on October 12, 1537 however though she never recovered from giving birth. Jane died 12 days later from complications of childbirth. After she died Henry was unmarried for over two years and Jane is the only one of his wives to share his grave.**




 * Anne of Cleves: Anne of Cleves married Henry on January 6, 1540. The marriage was only arranged for political alliances. Later on Henry realized that their marriage would never workout. To divorce her Henry tried to convince pepole that her previous marriage to the Duke of Lorraine never formally ended. As part of the divorce settlement Anne received a nice sum of money, an estate, and the title "King's Sister"(Jordan, Widner). Henry was free to mess other women again.**




 * Catherine Howard: Catherine Howard was married to Henry on July 28, 1540. The marriage took place sixteen days after Henry divorced his former wife Anne of Cleves. Catherine was the cousin of Henry's second wife Anne Boleyn. Henry who was 50 worshiped Catherine with love and by giving her gifts. Eventualy Henry learned of Catherine's extramartial activities and Catherine was executed just like her cousin Anne Boleyn on Febuary 13, 1542 for acts of treason.**




 * Catherine Parr: Catherine Parr married King Hnery at the age of 31. She was previously widowed twice. During her marriage to henry she was more of a nurse than a wife. Henry was by this point in time 55 and very sick. After Henry died Catherine secretly married Thomas Seymour son of Henry's third wife Queen Jane Seymour. On August 30, 1548 Catherine gave birth to Thomas Seymour's child. On September 7, 1548 which was one week later Catherine died from complications of the childbirth.**



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