History Henry VIII- Wives

Question 1

Who was Henry’s first wife?

Answer 1

Catherine of Aragon

Question 2

What was the day Henry and Catherine of Aragon got married?

Answer 2

11th June 1509

Question 3

How long was Catherine of Aragon Queen?

Answer 3

23 years

Question 4

Did Catherine of Aragon have any children? If so what were their names?

Answer 4

Mary

Question 5

What was Catherine of Aragon’s ‘fate’?

Answer 5

She was divorced by Henry

Question 6

What did Henry have to do to be able to divorce Catherine of Aragon and why did he want to divorce her?

Answer 6

• Henry split from Catholic ⛪
• He became head of his own ⛪ to be able to divorce her
• Because the pope did not grant him a divorce
• The pope believed that people should be 👰🤵 for life
• Henry ➡️ she didn’t give him a son and he had found someone else

Question 7

Give other details of wife 1’s life

Answer 7

• Spanish
• Henry’s brother’s widow
• miscarried 6 times

Question 8

Who was wife 2?

Answer 8

Anne Boleyn

Question 9

Date of marriage (Anne B - Henry VIII)

Answer 9

25th January 1533

Question 10

How long was she queen? Wife 2

Answer 10

3 years

Question 11

Name of child (if any) wife 2

Answer 11

Elizabeth I

Question 12

‘Fate’ of wife 2

Answer 12

Beheaded

Question 13

Other facts about wife 2

Answer 13

• accused of committing adultery
• English
• accused of witchcraft
• born in Norfolk

Question 14

Who was wife 3?

Answer 14

Jane Seymour

Question 15

Date of marriage (Jane - Henry)

Answer 15

30th May 1536

Question 16

How long was she queen? Wife 3

Answer 16

1 yr

Question 17

Name of child (if any) wife 3

Answer 17

Edward

Question 18

‘Fate’ of wife 3

Answer 18

Died

Question 19

Other facts about wife 3

Answer 19

• buried with Henry
• buried at Windsor Castle
• Henry’s favourite wife because of son
• Died of apparent blood poisoning

Question 20

4th wife

Answer 20

Anne of Cleves

Question 21

Date of marriage (Anne - Henry)

Answer 21

6th January 1540

Question 22

How long was she queen? Wife 4

Answer 22

Six months

3 Days

Question 23

Name child (if any) wife 4

Answer 23

None

Question 24

‘Fate’ of wife 4

Answer 24

Divorced

Question 25

Other info about wife 4

Answer 25

- german - Protestant - when Henry first saw her he called her the ‘Flanders Mare’ - born 22nd September - became friends with Henry

Question 26

Wife 5

Answer 26

Catherine Howard

Question 27

Date of marriage (Catherine H - Henry)

Answer 27

28th July 1540

Question 28

How long was she queen? Wife 5

Answer 28

1 yr

Question 29

Name child (if any) wife 5

Answer 29

None

Question 30

‘Fate’ of wife 5

Answer 30

Beheaded

Question 31

Other details about wife 5

Answer 31

- accused of adultery - Anne Boleyn’s cousin - Anne of Cleve’s maid of honour

Question 32

Wife 6

Answer 32

Catherine Parr

Question 33

Date of marriage wife 6

Answer 33

12th July 1543

Question 34

How long was she queen? Wife 6

Answer 34

4 years

Question 35

Name of child (if any) wife 6

Answer 35

None

Question 36

‘Fate’ of wife 6

Answer 36

Survived (she outlived Henry)

Question 37

Other details about wife 6

Answer 37

- Died a year after Henry (she died in 1548) - she was like a nurse to Henry - she later remarried Thomas Seymour and bore him a child - she however died in childbirth