Henry the eighth

THE TYRANT AND HIS SIX WIVES

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BY SARAH FARSI 4è4

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Who was Henry the eighth ?

He was born at the end of the 15th century . Henry was the second son of Henry VII and of Elizabeth of York .

His mother

His father

Why did he become the legitimate heir and King of England?

1509

1502

His father

His brother

He became the new legitimate heir at the throne at the age of 10 .

He became King of England at the age of 18 .

What kind of King was he ?

Henry VIII marked the 16th century because he had six wives so more wives that any other monarch in the history of Great Britain . But also because he was a :

Bloodthirsty Tyrant

Portrait of Henry the eighth by Hans of Holbein 1538

After all , he inspired Charles Perrault for the character of Bluebeard (French : Barbe Bleue).

Who were his wives ?

Tenure as Queen :

XXX-XXX

Katherine Howard

Catherine Of Aragon

Jane Seymour

1540-1541

1509-1533

1536-1537

Anne Boleyn

Anne Of Cleves

Catherine Parr

1533-1536

1540

1543-1547

Catherine of Aragon

1509-1533

He married her because she was his brother's widow . But despite a strong marriage Henry VIII divorced Catherine in 1533 because he wanted to make Anne Boleyn his wife .

She was his first wife

Together they had only a girl ( Mary 1st alias Bloody Mary ). Henry wasn't happy to have a girl because he wanted a son to become King of England after his death.

His first child

Anne Boleyn

1533-1536

In 1526 , Henry met her as Catherine of Aragon's maid of honour. He immediatly feel in love her but Anne refused to become just his mistress , she wanted to be his wife.

She was his second wife

Henry soon focused on annulling his marriage with Catherine to be free to marry Anne . But after several failures for the annulment of the marriage , it became clear that the marriage would not be annulled by the Pope of Catholic Church .

To break with Rome

What were the consequences of this breakup ?

In 1534 , The Parliament passed a law called the Act of Supremacy . With this The Parliament recognised Henry VIII as Head of the Church in England (that period was called Anglican Schism )

Anne was accused of adultery and treason against the King , so she was beheaded in 1536 . She was executed at the Tower of London .

Together they had only a girl (Elizabeth 1st ) . Henry was desperate because he wanted a male heir.

His second child

Jane Seymour

1536-1537

After the Anne's execution, Henry married Jane Seymour . All of Henry's wiwes she was probably the most important to Henry because she could give him a son .

She was his third wife

His son nammed Edward VI . Unfortunately Jane Seymour died shortly after giving birth ( in 1537) .

His third child

Katherine Howard

Anne of Cleves

1540-1541

1540

She was his fourth wife

She was his fifth wife

Henry married her after his divorce but a few months later she was accused of adultery so she was beheaded ( in 1541) .

For a alliance he married Anne of Cleves in 1540 but 7 months later he divorced with her

Catherine Parr

1543-1547

Catherine Parr famous for surviving at the tyrant who was Henry . She was a good queen but also a good stepmother because she had a very close relationship with the Henry's three children .

She was his sixth and last wife

She wasn't just a Queen she was also a writer who published anonymously some of her books but one day she decided to publish one of her books with her own name . She wasn't ashamed to show in her books the Protestant she was.

She was still with him until his death ( who was probably caused by his obesity).

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