The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived: these are the ultimate fates of the six wives of Henry VIII. Henry took his first bride, Catherine of Aragon, when he was seventeen. They lasted twenty-four years together, but Catherine suffered through many miscarriages and failed to produce a male heir. Henry then fell in love with Anne Boleyn, the mother of Elizabeth I. Their relationship transformed England forever, but Henry had Anne beheaded and married his next wife, Jane Seymour, days after Anne's execution. At last, Seymour gave birth to Henry's…
