Henry VIII

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Henry VIII

This painting could never had been painted with all the people standing next to each other, the question at the end of this class whill be why.....

Henry VIII

At the end of this class you'll know more about king Henry VIII and his six wives

This painting could never had been painted with all the people standing next to each other, the question at the end of this class whill be why.....

Henry VIII youth

• Second son of king Henry VII
  
• Wasn't supposed to be king
• Got royal titles 

Arthur, Prince of Wales

Had a political marriage to

Catherine of Aragon

Daughter of the king and queen of Spain

The marriage was arranged when Arthur was two and Catherine was three.

They married when they were both 14

Arthur, Prince of Wales

He dies after six months of marriage

Henry VIII

• Older brother dead - Henry now heir to the throne
• Catherine is still a good marriage candidate
• His father is unsure about it, but when Henry becomes king he does marry her

In comes Anne Boleyn

How does divorce work in these times?

• You had to get permission from the pope
  

Pope Leo X

Charles V

(Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, king of Spain, lord of the Netherlands, AND nephew of Catherine of Aragon)

Henry VIII

In comes Anne Boleyn

• Henry still divorces Catherine
  
• Excommunicated by the pope
• Starts the Church of England - a new church lead by the king
• Anne Boleyn was crowned the new queen
• But she was involved in politics, some men believed too involved

In comes Anne Boleyn

• Henry still divorces Catherine
  
• Excommunicated by the pope
• Starts the Church of England - a new church lead by the king
• Anne Boleyn was crowned the new queen
• But she was involved in politics, some men believed too involved
• And also she only got one daughter who survived

Beheaded

"I heard say the executioner was very good, and I have a little neck,"

But don't worry, the next one is in line....

Meet Jane Seymore

Except she dies just over a year later...

Giving birth to a son!!!!

Wants to get married again

He sees this portrait of a girl who'd also be a good political alliance

Wants to get married again

He sees this portrait of a girl who'd also be a good political alliance

So without meeting her he agreed to marry her

Her name: Anne of Cleves

Anne of Cleves

But when he sees her in real life he really doesn't like her looks....

"Surely, my lord, I liked her before not well, but now I like her much worse! She is nothing fair, and have very evil smells about her."

Anne of Cleves

But when he sees her in real life he really doesn't like her looks....

"Surely, my lord, I liked her before not well, but now I like her much worse! She is nothing fair, and have very evil smells about her."

So he marries her just to divorce her

So he finds Katherine Howard

She is believed to be 17 when they married

So he finds Katherine Howard

She is believed to be 17 when they married

Henry was almost 50 and looked like this

So he finds Katherine Howard

Henry found letters she exchanged saying she was in love with another man

So he beheaded her too

And then there was a third Catherine, Catherine Parr