How many wives did Henry the Eighth have?
Trivia: How many wives did Henry the Eighth have?
Henry the Eighth lived from 1491 to 1547 and was King of England.
He had six queens. Here is a poem describing all six:
King Henry the Eighth,
to six wives he was wedded.
One died, one survived,
two divorced, two beheaded.
Two wives were in fact executed. One died from giving birth,
two marriages were annulled, and one wife outlived him.
The names of Henry VIII of England's wives were:
Catherine of Aragon = Annulled
Anne Boleyn = Executed
Jane Seymour = Died giving birth
Anne of Cleves = Annulled
Catherine Howard = Executed
Catherine Parr = Outlived Henry VIII
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