information on one of henry the 8 th's wive's?

Question

english history

Answer 1

The six wives (queens consort) of Henry VIII of England were, in order: Catherine of Aragon (divorced), Anne Boleyn (beheaded), Jane Seymour (died, childbirth fever), Anne of Cleves (annulled), Catherine Howard (beheaded), and Catherine Parr (survived him). Of the six queens, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour each gave Henry one child who survived infancy - two daughters and one son, and all three of them would eventually succeed in the throne as Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I.

Henry also had many short-term mistresses, most of whom are unknown.

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Wives

Catherine of Aragon1. Catherine of Aragon (December 16, 1485–January 7, 1536; Spanish: Catalina de Aragón) was Henry's first wife. After the death of Arthur, her first husband and Henry's brother, Henry took her as his wife. Catherine bore him a girl, Mary I, but no sons who survived past infancy. Henry, then a devout Roman Catholic, sought the Pope's approval for an annulment on the grounds that the marriage was invalid because Catherine had first been his brother's wife. The true reason was that she could not produce a male and he wished to marry Anne Boleyn. Despite receiving the pope's disapproval of an annulment, Henry went ahead and divorced Catherine by act of parliament ("Henry's Great Matter") in 1533. He then married Anne in 1533, despite being still married to Catherine in the eyes of the church. This led to the break from the Roman Catholic Church and the later establishment of the Church of England.


Anne Boleyn2. Anne Boleyn, Marchioness of Pembroke (1501 – May 19, 1536) was Henry's second wife and the mother of Elizabeth I of England. Born into the English aristocracy, Anne was educated in France from 1514 until 1521. Returning to England in 1522, she was one of Catherine's ladies-in-waiting. She caught the eye of Henry VIII who proposed marriage to her in 1527. An intellectual who believed in the Divine Right of Kings and certain aspects of the new Protestant religion, Anne played a major role in the English Reformation. She was crowned queen consort in 1533, but after the birth of Princess Elizabeth that same year she failed to successfully carry another pregnancy to term. She was falsely accused and convicted of adultery, incest, witchcraft and treason in order that the King could marry someone else and produce a legitimate male heir; she was beheaded. Before her death, she joked that, "I heard say the executioner was very good, and I have a little neck." Many people believed that she was a witch and was covering up the evil mark with a necklace she wore every day.


Jane Seymour3. Jane Seymour (c. mid-1508 — October 24, 1537) was Henry's third wife. He first became attracted to her while she was one of Anne Boleyn's ladies-in-waiting, and it is popularly believed she is the reason he disposed of Anne. She gave him his only male heir, later Edward VI, but died shortly after his birth of puerperal fever, or childbirth fever.


Anne of Cleves4. Anne of Cleves (September 22, 1515 - July 16, 1557) was Henry's fourth wife, for only six months in 1540, from January 6 to July 9. She was also known as "The Mare of Flanders". She agreed to have an annullment, claiming the marriage had not been consummated, and she was given a generous settlement, including Hever Castle, former home of Henry's former in-laws the Boleyns. She was given the name "The King's Sister," and became a friend to him and his children.


Catherine Howard5. Catherine Howard (1520/1525? - February 13, 1542) was Henry's fifth wife 1540-1542, sometimes known as "the rose without a thorn." After the annulment of the marriage, she was beheaded at the Tower of London. The night before, Catherine spent hours practising how to lay her head upon the block, and her last words were for mercy for her family and prayers for her soul. She was buried next to her cousin Anne Boleyn.


Catherine Parr6. Catherine Parr (about 1512 - September 7, 1548), also spelled Katharine, was the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII 1543-1547. She has a special place in history as the most married queen of England, having had four husbands in all. After Henry's death, she married Thomas Seymour, uncle of Edward VI. She had one child by him, Mary, and died in childbirth. Mary could not have survived long, as there are no records of her after her second birthday.

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Mistresses

Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn and Mistress of Henry VIIILady Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn
Elizabeth Blount, mothered Henry's firstborn son, Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, whom Henry acknowledged.
Henry had many other short-term mistresses, most of whom are unknown. He kept many of them in his private mansion called Jordan House and when his male courtiers said, "The King has gone to the Jordan," it meant that he was discreetly visiting one of his mistresses. Aside from Mary Boleyn and Elizabeth Blount, the only other two who are known by name are Lady Herbert (who he may briefly have slept with sometime around 1510) and Margaret Shelton (1535). Margaret was the daughter of Anne Shelton, Anne Boleyn's aunt. She was called Madge and brought in when Anne was losing favor; however, the king forgot her after he saw Jane Seymour, seven years younger than Anne.

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Miscellanea
A mnemonic for the fates of Henry's wives is "divorced, beheaded, died - divorced, beheaded, survived". An alternate version is "King Henry the Eighth, to six wives he was wedded: One died, one survived, two divorced, two beheaded." Some may dub these as misleading doggerel, and that Henry was never technically divorced from any of his wives, rather that his marriages to them were annulled. Likewise four marriages—not two—"ended" in annulments, one could argue according to the technicalities of annulment, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Howard were never his wives at all.

Accordingly, their executions could be said to have been for reasons 'divorced from divorce'; particularly in the case of Catherine Howard, who (perhaps understandably) sought extramarital comforts. Anne Boleyn remains a sympathetic figure; mostly for her bad luck (she did not provide a male heir), and her early stature as a vocal female who dared to express herself forcefully in political matters

Answer 2

HENRY V111 had six wives. His first was Catherine of
Arragon (From Spain) . She had been married to his brother , Arthur. When Arthur died, Henry V11 ordered his son to marry Catherine, so England would not lose the huge dowry. Henry V111 obeyed his father and received a dispensation from Pope Julius 11 to marry his brother's widow. Henry and Catherine had one daughter- the future Mary 1- first woman ruler of England. In 1534 he broke with the RCC when Pope Clement V111 would not annul his marriage to Catrherine. Henry wanted a male heir and had already impregnated Anne Boleyn. Catherine was sent to a nunnery to live out the remainder of her years. Anne, his second wife, would eventually be executed whern she failed to have a male heir. Ironically her offspring would go on to be considered England's greatest ruler- Elizazabeth 1.

Answer 3

Another reason the Pope would not annul Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon was that the Pope was a virtual prisoner of Catherines nephew Holy Roman Emperor Charles V.

Answer 4

Henry VIII had 6 wives

1) Catherine of Aragon, Spanish princess, married to Henry's older brother Arthur. Henry married her after Arthur's death. They had a daughter, Mary, but no surviving male heir.
Henry wanted to divorce Catherine to marry Anne Boleyn. When the Roman Catholic church refused to allow this, Henry formed his own breakaway church and divorced Catherine anyway.

2) Anne Boleyn, daughter of a courtier. Henry married her hoping for sons. Anne had a daughter, Elizabeth, but no male heir. Anne was convicted of adultery and executed.

3) Jane Seymour, from another family of courtiers. She gave birth to Edward, Henry's only surviving male child, but never recovered from the birth and died soon after.

4) Anne of Cleves. Dutch/German princess. Henry was enchanted by her portrait and a marriage was arranged. In the flesh, he found Anne less attractive and they were soon divorced. Anne was set up with her own house and income in England and lived quite happily with her entourage.

5) Katherine Howard. Another daughter of a noble family, Katherine was much younger than Henry. She too was convicted of adultery and executed.

6) Catherine Parr. The widow of another courtier, she was a kind companion to Henry in his last years, and outlived him.

If you are in or near London and have the chance, go to the exhibition of Holbein portraits at the Tate where you can see Henry and most of his wives. http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/holbein/

Answer 5

Divorced, beheaded, died
Divorced, beheaded. survived.

Which one?
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Kathryn Howard
Katherine Parr

Answer 6

Henry VIII did not have syphilis. None of his women had it, no one said he had it (unlike K of France for example) and no purchases of mercury, used for treating it at that time. It's a lie popularised by Robert Bolt.

Answer 7

Ann Boleyn was supposed to have six fingers on one hand hence the long sleeves on her dresses she also introduced black work embroidery to Britain and mother of Elizabeth the first.

Answer 8

Pick a winner, I like Anne Boleyn, I just love a woman who isn't afraid to lose her head. Lurch, get the door. Why thank you Thing.

Answer 9

Which one are you interested in? Try google, ask, wikipedia...

Also, rent Henry VIII. It's a really good and pretty accurate movie about him.

Answer 10

Well, as you haven't specified which wife you want help on, it seems we all have about a 17% chance of being of some value to you. Could you be more specific?

Answer 11

Anne Boelyn (spelling may be wrong) Had six fingers on her left hand......completely useless but fascinating fact