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 | ||
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 wasto 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. |
lunes, 23 de febrero de 2015
HENRY VIII
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