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The life and wives of . King Henry VIII. Click to continue. Henry VIII succeeded to the throne in 1509 after his father, Henry VII, died. He then married to his late brother’s widow – Catherine of Aragon. Henry VIII – King of England. Click to Continue. King Henry VIII’s Life. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The life and wives of ...
King Henry VIII
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Henry VIII succeeded to the throne in 1509 after his father, Henry VII, died. He then married to his late
brother’s widow – Catherine of Aragon.
Henry VIII – King of England
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King Henry VIII’s LifeHenry was very sporty and loved
music, he was also very
intelligent. He could speak
four languages,
loved hunting and played
tennis.
It has been said that Henry
was a very cruel King. He
executed anyone who
disagreed with him. Including
two of his wives!
When Henry became King, England was catholic and controlled by the Pope in Rome. The
Pope wouldn’t allow Henry to
divorce.
Henry made himself head of the Church of England and
then took over the
monasteries and gave them to his friends for houses.
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Henry VIII was famous for having six wives! Let’s find out who they were...
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon was Henry’s first wife. She was originally married to Henry’s older brother Arthur, but he died after 6 months
so Catherine was engaged to Henry instead.
They were married for over 20 years and she gave birth to many children but only one survived – Mary.
He fell in love with another woman and in 1526 he granted himself a divorce by making himself head of the Church of England.DIV
ORCED
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Anne Boleyn
Henry broke away from the Church in Rome to get a divorce so he could marry Anne Boleyn in 1533. Anne gave birth to a
daughter - Elizabeth
Anne was grumpy and Henry soon tired of her. He accused her of meeting other men.
Anne pleaded innocence but Henry did not believe her and so she was beheaded in 1536BEH
EADED
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Jane SeymourJane Seymour was from a noble family. She was a
gentle person. She gave birth to a Son – Edward who would become King after his Father
Sadly, Jane died 12 days after giving birth to Edward.
It is believed that Henry loved Jane the most and he waited 2 years until marrying again.
DIED
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Anne of ClevesHenry searched Europe for a new bride and sent artists to paint possible brides so he could see what they looked like. He saw a picture of Anne of Cleves and agreed to marry her without even
meeting her.
However, when Henry met Anne he thought she was ugly and he found her repulsive.
Henry kept his promise and married her but it only lasted 6 months and he divorced her.DIV
ORCED
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Katherine HowardKatherine was Anne Boleyn’s cousin and was only a teenager
when she married Henry who was 49 at the time. Henry thought she was perfect.
However, Katherine was previously secretly engaged to another man, and possibly another one.
Henry did not like this and so beheaded the two men and then beheaded Katherine.BEH
EADED
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Kathryn Parr
Kathryn had been married twice before she married Henry in 1543. She was in love with someone else but was too scared to refuse the King. By this point Henry was fat and ill. Kathryn acted as a nurse as
well as a wife.
Katherine was a kind woman and brought all of Henry’s children to live together
King Henry VIII died in 1547.
SURVIV
ED
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Catherine of AragonAnne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Katherine Howard Kathryn Parr
The Six Wives of King Henry VIII
Can you put them in order?Anne Boleyn
Katherine HowardCatherine of
Aragon
Kathryn ParrJane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
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Did you get it right?
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Anne BoleynKatherine HowardCatherine of
Aragon
Kathryn ParrJane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
What happened to each of Henry VIII’s wives?
DIVORCED
DIVORCED BEHEADED
BEHEADED
DIEDSURVIVED
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A good way of remembering is using the rhyme: Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced , beheaded,
survived!
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