Wives of Henry VIII
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King Henry VIII of England had six wives between 1509 and his death in 1547. In legal terms, Henry had only three wives and no divorces during his life. Instead, three of his marriages were annulled b
Catherine of Aragon m. 1509–1533
Anne Boleyn m. 1532/1533–1536
Jane Seymour m. 1536–1537
Anne of Cleves m. 1540
Catherine of Aragon
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Catherine of Aragon was Queen of England as the first wife of Henry VIII from their marriage on 11 June 1509 until its annulment on 23 May 1533. She had previously been Princess of Wales as the wife o
Wives of Henry VIII
…couple end their union). Henry VIII was granted an annulment by the church in England, instead of one by the Pope, as he desired, for his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, his first wife, substantially leading to the English Reformation. This legal action was later revoked during the reign of their daughter Mary I. Along…
Portrait by Juan de Flandes thought to be of 11-year-old Catherine. She resembles her sister Joanna.
Portrait, possibly of Catherine of Aragon c. 1502, or Mary Tudor, Queen of France, c. 1514 Michael Sittow
16th-century woodcut of the coronation of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon showing their heraldic badges, the Tudor rose and the Pomegranate of Granada