The wives of Henry VIII.

1. The Wives of Henry VIII Sara Armoush Period 12

2. Henry VIII Was born Henry Tudor Wasn’t supposed to be king since he had an older brother Was 18 when his older brother died, and he became king In his youth, he was handsome and athletic. He was tall and had a bright red-gold cap of hair and beard He wasn’t like the typical ‘Henry VIII’, which was thought to be overweight and an unhealthy old man After his first son Henry died, he consoled himself by going to war against France Died in 1547 of illness

3. Catherine of Aragon Daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain was betrothed to Arthur, Henry VIII's older brother marriage gave England alliance with Spain was pregnant seven times had daughter names Mary divorced because she couldn't have a son that would be a male heir to Henry's throne Humble and Loyal

4. Anne Boleyn Act of succession made her children legitimate heirs to the throne Executed for treason and adultery Was previously married to the heir of Ormonde, and had had an affair with Henry Percy Was in a relationship with Poet Sir Thomas Wyatt while he was married The most happy

5. Jane Seymour Was considered to be a threat to Anne Boleyn because Henry began to fancy her Carried Henry's first and only actual son, Edward Died two weeks after Edward was born Was Henry’s only wife to be buried with him in his tomb Bound to obey and serve

6. Anne of Cleves Marriage to Henry VIII was for English alliance with protestant princes She was Annulled by parliament Was thought of as 'unattractive‘ by Henry God send me well to keep

7. Kathryn Howard She was Anne Boleyn's younger cousin She married Henry when she was 19 and he was 49 She began having affairs with 'younger' men and people agreed that Henry was too old for her After evidence being gathered, and Henry found out about her affairs, he had her executed No other will than his

8. Katherine Parr Named after Catherine of Aragon Shewasfluent in french, Latin, and Italin. had been previously married to: Edward Borough, John Nevilles, and Latimer of Snape Castle became a step-mother to Latimer's two children from his preevious marriages desired to marry Thomas Seymour after King Henry's death instead of mourning him Thomas Seymour was Jane Seymour's brother She was close with all three of Henry's kids Was personally involved in the education of princess Elizabeth, and Edward became pregnant for the first time in 1548 after giving birth, became ill with puerperal fever a couple months later, and died the next morning was said to have been the only true match for Henry VIII, since she survived him, and was able to marry after. To be useful all that I do

9. Henry VIII

10. Catherine of Aragon

11. Anne Boleyn

12. Jane Seymour

13. Anne of Cleves

14. Kathryn Howard

15. Katherine Parr

16. IB relation Henry’s wives were the key influence that caused him to change from Roman Catholicism to the church of England.

17. Sources Eakins, Lara E. "Henry VIII King of England." Tudor History. Lara E. Eakins, 2009. Web. 4 Oct. 2009. <http://www.tudorhistory.org/henry8/>. Eakins, Lara E. "The Wives of Henry VIII." Tudor History. Lara E. Eakins, 2009. Web. 4 Oct. 2009. <http://www.tudorhistory.org/wives/>.