Henry VIII
He accused her of adultery and treason
Henry broke away from the church in
Rome and declared himself the head
Executed
of a new Church of England
Divorced Catherine and married Anne
Married 15331536
Jane Seymour
Married 15361537
They had a son (Edward VI)
Jane died after giving birth
Henry loved her the most
Anne of Cleves
German
Political marriage
Married JanuaryJuly 1540
Henry found the political alliance no longer nessecary and
divorced her
Kathryn Howard
Married 15401542
A young cousin of Anne Boleyn
She cheated on Henry and was executed
Katherine Parr
She was a nurse more than a wife
Kind and caring
Outlived Henry and married again
At first he was popular and loved
Later he became feared, selfish and cruel
During his rule he had more than 70,000 people executed
more than 5 people a day
Closed all the monasteries, some were destroyed and others
sold to his friends