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Jun 29, 2024 · His six wives were, successively, Catherine of Aragon (the mother of the future queen Mary I ), Anne Boleyn (the mother of the future queen Elizabeth I ), Jane Seymour (the mother of Henry’s successor, Edward VI ), Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr.
- Legacy
Henry VIII - Reformation, Divorce, Monarchy: As king of...
- Loss of Popularity
Henry VIII - Loss, Divorce, Reformation: While the greatness...
- Breach With Rome
Henry VIII - Breach with Rome: Action called for a...
- Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
Thomas Howard, 3rd duke of Norfolk (born 1473—died August...
- John Rogers
John Rogers (born c. 1500, Aston, Staffordshire,...
- Hugh Latimer
Hugh Latimer (born c. 1485, Thurcaston, Leicestershire,...
- Edward IV
Edward IV (born April 28, 1442, Rouen, France—died April 9,...
- Anne of Cleves
Anne of Cleves (born September 22, 1515—died July 16, 1557,...
- Legacy
3 days ago · By The Week UK. published 5 July 2024. Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. Henry VIII's six wives are often reduced to this easily memorable couplet, said Evgenia Siokos in The ...
Jun 26, 2024 · Catherine Parr (born 1512—died September 5, 1548) was the sixth and last wife of King Henry VIII of England (ruled 1509–47). Catherine was a daughter of Sir Thomas Parr of Kendall, an official of the royal household.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 21, 2024 · The NPG’s superb new exhibition Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens is, surprisingly, the first to focus on the women who married the murderous king.
- Jackie Wullschläger
3 days ago · She married William Carey, a minor noble, in February 1520, at Greenwich, with Henry VIII in attendance. Soon after, Mary became the English King's mistress. Historians dispute Henry VIII's paternity of one or both of Mary Boleyn's children born during this marriage.
Jun 28, 2024 · ‘Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens’ is the first historical show at the National Portrait Gallery in London since it reopened last year, and the first exhibition ever to focus on the women who had the misfortune of marrying Henry VIII.
Jun 18, 2024 · The National Gallery’s summer blockbuster-in-waiting has the enticing premise of bringing Henry VIII’s six wives out of his shadow – but 500 years of erasure is a difficult thing to...
