1. 10/18/2015 The Six Wives of King Henry VIII Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived

2. 10/18/2015 Catherine of Aragon Born: December 16, 1485 as the youngest surviving child of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain Married: June 11, 1509 Gave birth to the future Queen “Bloody” Mary I in February 1516 Divorced: 1533 because she could not produce a male heir - Henry VIII separated England from the Roman Catholic Church to divorce her Died: January 7, 1536 and buried at Peterborough Abbey

3. 10/18/2015 Anne Boleyn Born: c. 1500 Married: January 25, 1533 - anointed Queen of England June 1, 1533 Gave birth to future Queen Elizabeth I on September 7, 1533 Beheaded: May 19, 1536 for supposedly plotting to kill the King Buried: at the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula

4. 10/18/2015 Jane Seymour Born: c. 1509 Married: May 30, 1536 - 11 days after the beheading of Anne Boelyn Gave birth to future King Edward VI in October 1537 Died: October 24, 1537 - two weeks after her son was born Buried: at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle

5. 10/18/2015 Anne of Cleves Born: 1515 as a German princess Married: January 6, 1540 to create alliances between England and Cleves Divorced: July 1540 because she could not produce a male heir Died: July 16, 1557 and buried at Westminster Abbey

6. 10/18/2015 Kathryn Howard Born: 1521, a cousin of Anne Boleyn Married: July 28, 1540 - 16 days after divorce of Anne of Cleves - she was 19 years old Beheaded: February 13, 1542 for accusations of infidelity Buried: at the Chapel St. Peter ad Vincula close to her cousin Anne Boleyn

7. 10/18/2015 Katherine Parr Born: 1512 to a modest country squire in the King’s service Married: July 12, 1543 a year after Kathryn Howard’s execution She was a stabilizing mother figure for Henry’s children - Mary, Elizabeth, and Edward Died: September 5, 1548 - she was the only wife that outlived Henry VIII

8. 10/18/2015 Conclusion King Henry married mostly for political purposes. His rejection of the Roman Catholic Church set an important precedent for the freedom of religion in the United States of America. After Henry’s death, his youngest child, Edward VI became king at the age of 9 and died at age 15. Mary I became queen in 1553. She was a devout Catholic and persecuted Protestants, therefore earning the nickname “Bloody Mary.” Elizabeth I came the throne in 1558. She ushered in the Elizabethan Era of prosperity for 45 years. During her reign, the Spanish Armada was defeated, and England became the major world power in the New World. http://tudorhistory.org/wives/ http://www.larmouth.demon.co.uk/sarah-jayne/wives/wives.html