Henry and her six wives

Name :Anne Boleyn
Fate :Beheaded at the Tower of London on May 19, 1536 after being charged with adultery.
Children :Elizabeth I
Wife Number : 2

Name :Jane Seymour
Fate :On October 24, 1537, Jane died from complications of childbirth.
Jane is the only one of Henry's wives to share his grave.
Children : Edward VI
Wife Number :3

Name :Anne of Cleves
Fate :Henry divorced her and Anne received a nice sum of money, an estate, and the title of "King's Sister".
Children : None
Wife Number :4

Name :Catherine of Aragon
Fate :Henry divorced her, having their marriaged anulled. Catherine was banished from the kingdom and lived in seclusion until the time of her death.
Children : Mary I
Wife Number : 1

Name :Catherine Parr
Fate :She outlived Henry.On September 7, Catherine died of complications from the childbirth.
Children :None
Wife Number :6

Name :Catherine Howard
Fate : Beheaded at the Tower of London , charged with treason
Children :None
Wife Number : 5


THE SIX WIFES OF HENRY

Catherine of Aragon

They had one girl.

And they divorced

Anne Boleyn

She was executed.

Jane Seymour

She died.

Anne of Cleves

They were divorced.

Kathryn Howard.

She was Executed

Katherine Parr

She was widowed.

2. Why did Henry marry so many women ?


Throughout his reign King Henry VIII was married six different times. He married for both political and formal reasons.Henry VIII's motive for marriage was to have a male heir to the throne. Some of Henry's actions proved that he would go to any length to have a male child. For example, the beheading of two of his wives and the inhumane treatment of Catherine of Aragon. Henry VIII made a big deal about having a male child to insure the continuance of the House of Tudor.