Transcript Henry V111 Wives - Eaton Community Schools

The Wives of Henry VIII
Henry VIII
• Henry VIII was king of
England from 1509 until
1547.
• He was born in 1491, and
was only 17 years and 10
months old when he
became king.
• Henry composed music,
which we can listen to at
http://www.brims.co.uk/tudors/henry.ht
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Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon
• Born in Spain
• Had been married to Henry’s
brother Arthur who died
• Married Henry in 1509
• She had six children but only
one survived – a daughter,
Mary
• After 20 years of marriage
Henry tried to get her to
become a nun, she refused
• Henry changed history and
divorced Catherine. He had
fallen in love with her lady in
waiting.
• Catherine would be forever
separated from her daughter
Anne Boleyn
• Born in England
• Henry and Anne were married in
1533 in secret – because Henry
hadn’t got rid of his first wife yet!
• Had two children but only one
survived, a daughter, Elizabeth
• When she gave birth to a stillborn son, Henry was convinced
that God thought that his
marriage was wrong, because the
annulment had been wrong, and
that he was cursing him by not
giving him a son.
• Later Anne was arrested for being
unfaithful to Henry
• She was beheaded at the Tower
of London.
Jane Seymour
• Born in England
• Maid-in-waiting to Anne
Boleyn
• Jane was betrothed to
Henry within 24 hrs of
Anne’s death
• She had one child, a son,
Edward (who would die
at age 16)
• Jane died two weeks
after giving birth
• Buried with Henry VIII
Anne of Cleves
• Born in Germany
• Married her to form an
alliance with Germany
• Henry had a painting of
her made but when he
met her he thought she
was ugly and called her
an ugly horse.
• They married but did
not live together
• They had no children
• Henry divorced her
Catherine Howard
• Born in England
• She was the lady in waiting
for Anne
• She was very attractive and
19 when she married a 50
year old Henry.
• They had no children, mainly
because she didn’t like Henry
and had lots of other
boyfriends!
• Henry wasn’t very happy
about this, and she was
beheaded in 1542.
Catherine Parr
• Born in England
• She had been married
twice before
• They had no children
• Henry married her to
look after him in his old
age
• She outlived him as
Henry died in 1547
and she died in 1548.
The Wives of Henry VIII
Catherine of
Aragon
Anne of Cleves
Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Catherine Howard
Catherine Parr
Questions
• Did she have children?
Yes
No
• Was she beheaded?
Yes
No
Yes
Anne Boleyn
Back to question page.
Catherine Howard
No
Catherine
of Aragon
Jane
Seymour
Anne of
Cleves
Divorced
Died after
childbirth
Divorced
Back to question page
Catherine
Parr
Married until
Henry’s death
Yes
Catherine of
Aragon and
Mary
Anne Boleyn
and Elizabeth
Back to question page.
Jane Seymour
and Edward
No
Anne of
Cleves.
Henry
thought she
was ugly so
no babies!!
Catherine
Howard
was to
disgusted
with Henry
to have
babies.
Back to question page.
Catherine
Parr. Some
say to old
to produce
children.
Trivia
• Henry was an accomplished musician. It is
believed that he wrote the song
Greensleeves for Anne Bolyn.
• It is rumored that Anne Bolyn had six
fingers on one hand.
• All six wives were descended from Edward
I.
• Anne Bolyn’s motto was “grumble all you
like, this is how it is going to be.”
The codpiece
• The codpiece developed into a fashion
accessory from the need to fasten the
two legs of the trousers together with a
bulky seam.
• It soon became a symbol of male
virility.
• Henry had an obsession in his need for
a male heir. It was understood at court
that no one’s ostentatious codpiece was
allowed to be bigger than Henry’s.
Images taken from:
www.puzzlehistory.com/ store99.htm - Slide 1
www.britannia.com/ bios/caragon.html - Catherine of Aragon
www.britannia.com/ bios/aboleyn.html -Anne Boleyn
www.mamalee.com/bklah.html - Jane Seymour
www.britannia.com/ bios/acleves.html - Anne of Cleves
gen.culpepper.com/historical/ howard/default.htm - Catherine Howard
www.britannia.com/ bios/cparr.html - Catherine Parr