Henry VIII famously had six wives during his life time due to his quest for a male heir in order to found a dynasty of monarchs. While unknown to him, his lack of success in producing only one male heir who was troubled will illness would not prevent a dynasty of his two daughters suceeding him.
Henry VIII’s Wives
- Catherine of Aragon, 1509-1533, Divorced
- Anne Boleyn, 1533-1536, Beheaded
- Jane Seymour, 1536-1537, Died after Childbirth
- Anne of Cleves, 1540-1540, Divorced
- Catherine Howard, 1540-1542, Beheaded
- Catherine Parr, 1543-1547, Survived
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