Transcript What would it be like to be a wife of Henry VIII?

What would it be like to be a
wife of Henry VIII?
By Chloe, Ruby, Jess and Maddy.
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Introduction
Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Kathryn Howard
Katharine Parr
Henry VIII
His Wife
Introduction
We decided to do ‘The Wives of Henry VIII’
because we were all very interested in how they
spent their lives before, during and after they
married Henry VIII. We found a variety of
information like entertainment, food and outfits of
which they wore. We also found a bit about how
they spent their spare time. We did also find a bit
about Henry VIII as well. We hope you enjoy our
power point!
Henry VIII
Henry VIII is one of the most famous kings of all
time. He had so many wives because he
always wanted someone to rule after him. He
also wanted a son so badly because he thought
boys were more powerful than girls (which is
obviously not true!). Henry loved music. He
even wrote his own song for Anne Boleyn,
Greensleves. He had:
78 recorders
78 flutes
10 trombones
14 trumpets
5 bagpipes
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon was the youngest surviving
child of Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain. As it
was common for princesses of the day, her
parents almost immediately began looking for a
political match for her. When she was three
years old, she was betrothed to Arthur, the son
of Henry VII of England. Arthur was not even two
at the time. When she arrived in England she
was married to Arthur but sadly he died soon
after. She was then married to Henry VIII of
England who became king in 1509.She lead
Henry’s armies a lot when he was away.
Catherine gave birth to a girl called Mary. They
were married for twenty years, until Catherine
was divorced in 1533 because of Henry’s love
for Anne Boleyn…
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn was Henry’s second wife.
She was not as good a wife as Catherine
of Aragon. She was born in1500. She
was married to Henry in 1533. She gave
birth to a girl called Elizabeth. After a few
years Henry got bored of Anne because
he really badly needed a male heir. In
1536 Henry got so bored of her that he
blamed her of treason and adultery and
was beheaded on 19th May 1536. Henry
actually played tennis when she was
being beheaded. He had already fallen in
love with Jane Seymour…
Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour was Henry’s third and favourite
wife. The reason Henry loved her so much was
she gave him what he had longed for all his
reign, a male heir. She was born in 1509 and
she married Henry on the 30th May 1536. That’s
only eleven days after Anne Boleyn was
beheaded! Her child was called Edward and
although he was a sickly child he managed to
survive the birth but sadly Jane died only
twelve days later on the 24th October 1537.
That means she died only a year after she was
married to Henry! We thought that Henry only
loved Jane Seymour because she gave him a
male heir and his other wives did not. He
remained single for two years after that.
Anne of Cleves
Anne of Cleves was Henry’s fourth wife and
she was definitely not his favourite. It all started
when Thomas Cromwell sent Hans Holbein to
paint two ladies portraits. Henry desperately
needed a new wife. The two ladies were called
Kristina of Denmark and Anne of Cleves. First
Holbein went to Denmark to paint Kristina’s
portrait. Kristina dressed in horrible, dark
clothes because she didn’t want to marry
Henry. Anne of Cleves dressed in beautiful
clothes. Henry said yes to Anne of Cleves.
When Anne arrived in court Henry thought she
looked like a horse but he married her anyway.
He then divorced her six moths later because
he was in love with Kathryn Howard…
Kathryn Howard
Kathryn Howard was Henry’s fifth wife. She
was the youngest remaining daughter of
Lord Edmund Howard. She was also the
cousin of Anne Boleyn and a lady in waiting
to Anne of Cleves. She married Henry in
1540 when she was only nineteen years old.
Henry was forty nine. She was blamed for
treason and adultery (like her cousin, Anne
Boleyn) and was beheaded in 1542, only
two years after she was married to Henry!
Katherine Parr
Katherine Parr was Henry’s sixth and final
wife. She was married to Henry in 1543.
She was nearly executed of treason in 1546
when her enemies attempted to prove that
she was a committed protestant but she
managed to convince Henry that she was
loyal to him and that she would comfort him.
She nursed Henry until he died in 1548 and
then she married Thomas Seymour because
he was the one she wanted to marry in the
first place. She was named Katherine
because her mother was a lady in waiting to
Catherine of Aragon. It was like this because
her mother liked Catherine of Aragon so
much.
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