Henry VIII,the Reign
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1.Catherine of Aragon 2.Anne Boleyn 3. Jane Seymour 4.Anne of Cleves 5.Katherine Howard 6.Katherine Parr
1.Divorced 2.Beheaded 3.Died 4.Divorced 5.Beheaded 6.Survived
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Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's First Wife
Queen of England: 11 June 1509 – 7 January 1533
Coronation: 23 June 1509 Tenure: 23 years,11 months,19 days Born: 16 December 1485, Alcalá de Henares, Spain Died: 7 January, 1536, Kimbolton Castle, Cambridgeshire Aged: 50 Cause of Death: Natural causes, however poising was suspected Other Marriage: Arthur, Prince of Wales 14 November 1501–2 April 1502 Surviving Children: Mary I of England Parents: Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile |
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Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's Second Wife
Queen of England: Married late 1532 or early 1533 – 19 May 1536
Coronation: 1 June 1533 Tenure: 2 years 11 months 19 days Born: Not established but possibly 1501 at Bickling, Norfolk or Hever Castle, Kent Died: 19 May 1536 Aged: Not established but possibly about 35 Cause of Death: Execution - Beheaded Surviving: Children: Elizabeth I, Queen of England Parents: Thomas Boleyn and Elizabeth Howard |
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Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's Third Wife
Queen of England: 30 May 1536 – 24 October 1537
Coronation: No coronation Tenure: 1 year, 4 months 24 days Born: Date not established, about 1508 probably Wulfhall, Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, Died: 24 October 1537 Aged: About 29 Cause of Death: Illness after childbirth Surviving Children: Edward VI, King of England Parents: John Seymour and Margery Wentworth |
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If you find the free information on the site helpful, please consider buying the book, which is a sweeping new look at the fundamental events which shaped the reign of Henry VIII – its only £2.99 (available in any currency) and jam-packed with supporting historical sources.
Have we missed or misinterpreted any of those important events?
History is a matter of interpretation so please do let me know
Thanks
Mark Holinshed
Mark@henrythereign
Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII's Fourth WifeQueen of England: 6 January 1540 – 9 July 1540
Coronation: No coronation Tenure: 6 months. 3 days Born: 22 September 1515, Düsseldorf, present day Germany Died: 16 July 1557 Aged: 41 Cause of Death: Not established, possibly cancer. Surviving Children: None Parents: John III, Duke of Cleves and Maria of Jülich-Berg |
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Katherine Howard, Henry VIII's Fifth WifeQueen of England: 28 July 1540 – 23 November 1541
Coronation No Coronation Tenure: 1 tear 3 months, 26 days Born: About 1520, Lambeth London Died: 13 February 1542 Aged: About 21 Cause of Death: Execution - Beheaded Surviving Children: None Parents: Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper |
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Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's Sixth WifeQueen of England: 12 July 1543 – 28 January 1547
Coronation No coronation Tenure: 3 years, 6 months, 16 days Born: 1512, Blackfriars, London. Died: 5 September 1548 Aged 35 or 36 Cause of Death: Illness after childbirth Other Marriages Sir Edward Burgh, 1529–33, he died John Neville, 3rd Baron Latimer, 1534–43, he died Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, May 1547–48 Surviving Children: Mary Seymour, but died aged 2 years Parents: Sir Thomas Parr and Maud Green |
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