henry viii and his six wives presentation by silver karuks g1c
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Henry VIII and his six wives
Presentation by Silver Karuks G1c
Henry VIII 28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547
Palace of Placentia was the birthplace
Mother was Elizabeth of York and father was king Henry VII, king of England and Lord of Ireland
King of England and Ireland
24 June 1509 (coronation)
Belonged to House of Tudors
Had six wives and three legitimate children
Died at Palace of Whitehall.
Henry VIII`s life:
Married Catherine of Aragon ( 1509 )
At the time of wedding the king was 17 years old and Catherine was 23 years old
On Midsummer's Day, Sunday, 24 June 1509, Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon were anointed and crowed together by the Archbishop of Canterbury at a lavish ceremony at Westminster Abby
Catherine gave birth several times but they were stillborn or died shortly after the birth. On 18 February 1516, Catherine delivered a healthy girl who was named Mary.
16 December 1485 – 7 January 1536Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn (1501 – 1536)The second wife of Henry VIII
Queen of England from 1533 to 1536
Her father was Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and her mother was Lady Elizabeth Howard.
Married to Henry VIII: 25 January 1533
Words to describe Anne Boleyn:
1)Ambitious, 2)outspoken, 3)quick
tempered, 4)intelligent,
5)vivacious, 6)proud and
7)cultured
She was executed because she
was unjustly accused of adultery,
treason, and incest, but the real
reason Henry wanted her dead
was so that he could marry his
new love/lust, Jane Seymour and
have sons.
Jane Seymour (1508 –1537)The third wife of Henry VIII
Queen of England 1536 –1537
King Henry VIII was married to Jane at the
Palace of Whitehall, Whitehall, London in
1536
Words to describe Jane: Kind, Caring,
Friendly with everyone, beautiful, well-
mannered
Jane dies shortly after childbirth. There
were complications with the birth, and a
choice was given to Henry to choose
between the life of his beloved Queen.
Anne of Cleves (1515 –1557)The fourth wife of Henry VIII
She was a German noblewoman and Queen of England from 6 January 1540 to 9 July 1540
Married on 6 January 1540 at the royal Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, London by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer.
The marriage was never consummated, and she was not crowned queen consort. Following the annulment of their marriage, Anne was given a generous settlement by the King, and thereafter referred to as the King's Beloved Sister.
She was 42 years old when she died and it was probably cancer.
She never gave birth to child
Catherine Howard (1518–1524 – 13 February 1542) The fifth wife of Henry VIII
She was Queen of England from 1540 to 1541
Her father was Lord Edmund Howard and her mother was Joyce Culpeper
She married on 28 July 1540 at Oatlands Palace, in Surrey
She did not have children
Death reason: she was beheaded on the 13 February 1542 because of betrayal
When she was beheaded, she was only 17- 24 years old.
Catherine Parr (1512 – 1548)The sixth wife of Henry VIII
Queen consort of England and Ireland from 1543- 1547
She married Henry VIII on 12 July 1543
Catherine enjoyed a close relationship with Henry's three children and was personally involved in the education of Elizabeth and Edward, both of whom became English monarchs
She had a daughter - Lady Mary Seymour
She was also the most-married English queen, as she had a total of four husbands
She died on 7 September 1548, cause of death is unspecified.
He had three children. His first Child was Mary Tudor who became Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary). His second Child was Elizabeth who became Queen Elizabeth I (the Virgin Queen) and his third Child was Edward who became King Edward VI
He was an extremely tall man and his height was six foot four inches tall
King Henry VIII is most often associated with the traditional English song Greensleeves and some believe that he wrote the words and lyrics of Greensleeves for Anne Boleyn during their turbulent courtship
By 1534 King Henry VIII broke with the Church in Rome and passed the Act of Supremacy
He established himself as head of the Church of England
He fathered Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I
He lived at Greenwich Palace
Henry Vlll was a great athlete in his youth. Enjoyed hunting, archery, jousting and tennis.
He spoke French, Spanish, Latin and some Italian and was a good musician.
Used Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/henry8.htm
http://www.google.com/
http://news.discovery.com/history