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The six wives of Henry VIII

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Henry VIII married six times. In order, his wives were Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr. His children Mary I, Elizabeth I and Edward VI each became monarch in turn.

Memory tip: Fates of the six: divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.

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Who was the first wife of Henry VIII?

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