Henry Henry VIIIVIII

All about the kingAll about the king

contentscontents Who was Henry?Who was Henry? Henry’s childrenHenry’s children Catherine of AragonCatherine of Aragon Anne BoleynAnne Boleyn Jane SeymourJane Seymour Anne of ClevesAnne of Cleves Catherine HowardCatherine Howard Catherine ParrCatherine Parr

Who was Henry?Who was Henry?

He was a very tall man and very He was a very tall man and very healthy in his younger ages. He had healthy in his younger ages. He had long straight urban hair, he often long straight urban hair, he often wore a hat .But as he grew older he wore a hat .But as he grew older he got obese. He hade very big carves. got obese. He hade very big carves. He hade a huge attitude. If he didn't He hade a huge attitude. If he didn't like someone like someone

OFF WITH THE HEAD.OFF WITH THE HEAD.

Henry’s childrenHenry’s children

Henry and Catherine of Aragon had Henry and Catherine of Aragon had Mary I Henrys first child. Then next Mary I Henrys first child. Then next came Jane Seymour had Henrys came Jane Seymour had Henrys second child Edward VI.second child Edward VI.

Then Ann Boleyn gave birth to Then Ann Boleyn gave birth to Elisabeth I the final child.Elisabeth I the final child.

Catherine of AragonCatherine of Aragon

She was married to Henrys big brother She was married to Henrys big brother but he died in 1501,so she re-but he died in 1501,so she re-married to Henry. He had found a married to Henry. He had found a passage in the bible to back his passage in the bible to back his belief. Henry had also fallen in love belief. Henry had also fallen in love with Anne Boleyn. Catherine refused with Anne Boleyn. Catherine refused to divorce but in the end they got a to divorce but in the end they got a divorce because you know what he's divorce because you know what he's like! like!

Anne BoleynAnne Boleyn EnglandEngland and and Marques of PembrokeMarques of Pembroke in her own right. in her own right.

55 Henry's marriage to Anne, and her subsequent Henry's marriage to Anne, and her subsequent execution, made her a key figure in the political and execution, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that was the start of the religious upheaval that was the start of the English ReformationEnglish Reformation. Anne was the daughter of . Anne was the daughter of Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of WiltshireThomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire , and his wife, , and his wife, Lady Elizabeth HowardLady Elizabeth Howard, and was educated in the , and was educated in the NetherlandsNetherlands and and FranceFrance, largely as a , largely as a maid of honourmaid of honour to to Claude of FranceClaude of France. She returned to . She returned to EnglandEngland in in early 1522, in order to marry her early 1522, in order to marry her IrishIrish cousin cousin James Butler, 9th Earl of OrmondJames Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond; however, the ; however, the marriage plans ended in failure and she secured a marriage plans ended in failure and she secured a post at court as maid of honour to Henry VIII's post at court as maid of honour to Henry VIII's queen consort, queen consort, Catherine of AragonCatherine of Aragon ..

Jane SeymourJane Seymour

1509 – 24 October 1537) was 1509 – 24 October 1537) was Queen of EnglandQueen of England as the third as the third wifewife of of King Henry VIIIKing Henry VIII. She . She succeeded succeeded Anne BoleynAnne Boleyn as queen consort as queen consort following the latter's execution for trumped up following the latter's execution for trumped up charges of charges of high treasonhigh treason, , incestincest and and adulteryadultery in in May 1536. She died of postnatal complications May 1536. She died of postnatal complications less than two weeks after the birth of her only less than two weeks after the birth of her only child, a son who reigned as child, a son who reigned as Edward VIEdward VI. She was . She was the only one of Henry's wives to receive a the only one of Henry's wives to receive a queen's funeral, and his only consort to be buried queen's funeral, and his only consort to be buried beside him in beside him in St. George's ChapelSt. George's Chapel, , Windsor CastleWindsor Castle, as she was the heir to survive infancy., as she was the heir to survive infancy.

only consort to have a maleonly consort to have a male

Anne of ClevesAnne of Cleves ((GermanGerman: , : , DutchDutch: ) (22 September 1515: ) (22 September 151511 – 16 July 1557) – 16 July 1557)

was a German was a German noblewomannoblewoman and the fourth and the fourth wifewife of of Henry VIII of EnglandHenry VIII of England and as such she was and as such she was Queen of EnglandQueen of England from 6 January 1540 to 9 July 1540. The from 6 January 1540 to 9 July 1540. The marriage was never marriage was never consummatedconsummated, and she was not , and she was not crowned crowned queen consortqueen consort. Following the . Following the annulmentannulment of their of their marriage, Anne was given a generous settlement by the marriage, Anne was given a generous settlement by the King, and thereafter referred to as King, and thereafter referred to as the King's Beloved the King's Beloved SisterSister. She lived to see the coronation of . She lived to see the coronation of Mary I of EnglandMary I of England, , outlasting the rest of Henry's wives.outlasting the rest of Henry's wives.

Anne was the 1539.Anne was the 1539. subject of two portraits by subject of two portraits by Hans HolbeinHans Holbein who painted her in who painted her in

Catherine HowardCatherine Howard 1518–1524 – 13 February 1542), also spelled 1518–1524 – 13 February 1542), also spelled KatherineKatherine, ,

KatherynKatheryn or or KathrynKathryn, was the fifth , was the fifth wifewife of of Henry VIII of EnglandHenry VIII of England, and sometimes known by his reference , and sometimes known by his reference to her as his "rose without a thorn".to her as his "rose without a thorn".11

Catherine's date and place of birth are unknown, but are Catherine's date and place of birth are unknown, but are occasionally cited as 1521 or 1525, and in occasionally cited as 1521 or 1525, and in Wingate, County DurhamWingate, County Durham. The new . The new Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyOxford Dictionary of National Biography gives her date of birth gives her date of birth as anywhere between 1518–1524. Catherine married Henry VIII as anywhere between 1518–1524. Catherine married Henry VIII on 28 July 1540, at on 28 July 1540, at OatlandsOatlands Palace Palace, in , in SurreySurrey, almost , almost immediately after the immediately after the annulmentannulment of his marriage to of his marriage to Anne of ClevesAnne of Cleves was arranged. However, she was beheaded after was arranged. However, she was beheaded after less than two years of marriage to Henry on the grounds of less than two years of marriage to Henry on the grounds of treasontreason for committing for committing adulteryadultery while married to the King. while married to the King. Catherine was the third of Henry's consorts to have been a Catherine was the third of Henry's consorts to have been a member of the English gentry.member of the English gentry.

Catherine ParrCatherine Parr August 1512August 151211 – 5 September 1548) was Queen consort of – 5 September 1548) was Queen consort of

England and Ireland and the last of England and Ireland and the last of the six wivesthe six wives of King of King Henry VIII of EnglandHenry VIII of England. She married Henry VIII on 12 July . She married Henry VIII on 12 July 1543. She was the fourth commoner Henry had taken as his 1543. She was the fourth commoner Henry had taken as his consort, and outlived him. She was also the most-married consort, and outlived him. She was also the most-married English queen, as she had a total of four husbands.English queen, as she had a total of four husbands.

Catherine enjoyed a close relationship with Henry's three Catherine enjoyed a close relationship with Henry's three children and was personally involved in the education of children and was personally involved in the education of ElizabethElizabeth and Edward, both of whom became English and Edward, both of whom became English monarchs. She was influential in Henry's passing of the Third monarchs. She was influential in Henry's passing of the Third Succession Act in 1543 that restored both Lady succession to Succession Act in 1543 that restored both Lady succession to the throne.the throne.

Mary and Lady Elizabeth to the lineMary and Lady Elizabeth to the line of of