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Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr. Six very different women all with one thing in common; they all married Henry VIII.
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In today’s video from History Calling I give you the story of the six wives of Henry VIII, from the birth of the Spanish Princess Catherine of Aragon in 1485 to the death of Anne of Cleves, Henry’s German wife, in 1557. Remembered by the rhyme divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived, theirs is a story filled with love, betrayal, adultery, treason, tragedy, accusations of incest and the judicial murder of two of the women. It will include such well known events as Catherine of Aragon’s first marriage to Prince Arthur Tudor, the annulment of her second marriage, the English Reformation, the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn and the fall of Katherine Howard, Anne’s cousin and successor as Henry’s wife. You’ll hear about Henry’s quest for a male heir, the children he and his wives lost in pursuit of that goal and the births of Mary I, Elizabeth I and Edward VI. I’ll also cover what happened to Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr after Henry’s death in 1547. We’ll visit well known extant locations including St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, Hampton Court Palace and the Chapel of St Peter Ad Vincula in the Tower of London, as well as some which are long gone, such as Greenwich Palace, Richmond Palace and Whitehall Palace.
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OTHER VIDEOS YOU MIGHT LIKE:
SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII PLAYLIST
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSjVq5Qtb0Hb5Wjykc2hBrBddQYXDUqU
TUDOR MONARCHS’ PLAYLIST
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSjVq5Qtb0FD_vatnjVq9egboPYy8Kg0
DEATH, MURDER AND CORPSES’ PLAYLIST
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSjVq5Qtb0HqKJP-pwWUcP1OtH1hRvN4
WHAT HAPPENED TO HENRY VIII’S BODY?
youtu.be/j611gNdyuTs
WHEN WAS ANNE BOLEYN BORN?
youtu.be/iA_9SM0UTyw
CHRISTINA OF MILAN
youtu.be/JLgNiktAcmE
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Henry VIII and his Six Wives (2016 docu-drama) amzn.to/3jiCkag
Six Wives with Lucy Worsley (2016 docu-drama) amzn.to/3hd93vd (UK link) OR amzn.to/3wH2mr2 (US link)
BOOKS
Eric Ives, The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn (Wiley-Blackwell, 2005) amzn.to/3xLivgr
Gareth Russell, Young and Damned and Fair: The Life and Tragedy of Catherine Howard at the Court of Henry VIII (2017). amzn.to/3xldHhi (UK link) OR amzn.to/2VExTgg (US link)
Josephine Wilkinson, Katherine Howard: The Tragic Story of Henry VIII's Fifth Queen (London, 2016). amzn.to/3x7MxdO (UK link) OR amzn.to/3rbFuPj (US link)
Antonia Fraser, The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (2nd edn, Phoenix, 2009) amzn.to/3atiEfi (UK link) OR amzn.to/36IqD5r (US link)
David Starkey, Six Wives: the Queens of Henry VIII (Vintage, 2004) amzn.to/3k9uD4Z (UK link) OR amzn.to/3wImKIh (US link)
THUMBNAIL: Catherine of Aragon (detail) from Shakespeare Folger Library, CC BY-SA 4.0. Anne Boleyn: photo my own, all rights reserved. Jane Seymour, Flickr, It’s No Game, CC BY 2.0 (detail). Possibly Katherine Howard, Yale Centre for British Art, public domain. Image of Catherine Parr: Flickr, Harshlight, CC BY 2.0 (detail).
NB: Links above may be affiliate links. This means if you make a purchase through one of these links, I earn a small commission. It in no way affects the price you pay.
Creative Commons licenses used see creativecommons.org/licenses
Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr. Six very different women all with one thing in common; they all married Henry VIII.
Get 50% off your first 3 months with History Hit by clicking the link below, selecting the monthly subscription option and using the code HISTORYCALLING at checkout: access.historyhit.com/checkout?code=historycalling&plan=monthly
The History Hit documentary I discussed in today’s video is entitled Ham House and is part of the Great British Houses series.
#ad
MORE ABOUT THE VIDEO:
In today’s video from History Calling I give you the story of the six wives of Henry VIII, from the birth of the Spanish Princess Catherine of Aragon in 1485 to the death of Anne of Cleves, Henry’s German wife, in 1557. Remembered by the rhyme divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived, theirs is a story filled with love, betrayal, adultery, treason, tragedy, accusations of incest and the judicial murder of two of the women. It will include such well known events as Catherine of Aragon’s first marriage to Prince Arthur Tudor, the annulment of her second marriage, the English Reformation, the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn and the fall of Katherine Howard, Anne’s cousin and successor as Henry’s wife. You’ll hear about Henry’s quest for a male heir, the children he and his wives lost in pursuit of that goal and the births of Mary I, Elizabeth I and Edward VI. I’ll also cover what happened to Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr after Henry’s death in 1547. We’ll visit well known extant locations including St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, Hampton Court Palace and the Chapel of St Peter Ad Vincula in the Tower of London, as well as some which are long gone, such as Greenwich Palace, Richmond Palace and Whitehall Palace.
BUY MY BOOK (Find Your Irish Ancestors Online): amzn.to/3Z2ChnG
Website (with 2 FREE DOWNLOADS): historycallingofficial.com
Patreon: patreon.com/historycalling
Amazon storefront: amazon.com/shop/historycalling
Instagram: instagram.com/historycalling
OTHER VIDEOS YOU MIGHT LIKE:
SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII PLAYLIST
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSjVq5Qtb0Hb5Wjykc2hBrBddQYXDUqU
TUDOR MONARCHS’ PLAYLIST
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSjVq5Qtb0FD_vatnjVq9egboPYy8Kg0
DEATH, MURDER AND CORPSES’ PLAYLIST
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLSjVq5Qtb0HqKJP-pwWUcP1OtH1hRvN4
WHAT HAPPENED TO HENRY VIII’S BODY?
youtu.be/j611gNdyuTs
WHEN WAS ANNE BOLEYN BORN?
youtu.be/iA_9SM0UTyw
CHRISTINA OF MILAN
youtu.be/JLgNiktAcmE
GEAR USED
DJI Drone: amzn.to/39hROZm
Go-Pro Hero 10 camera: amzn.to/3rTWScL
GoPro 3-Way 2.0 (Tripod/Grip/Arm): amzn.to/3vaVxjU
Memory Card: amzn.to/3KeLZZs
Microphone: amzn.to/3rYtjH8
BUY OR RENT:
The Tudors, season 1 amzn.to/2VCwQ0j
The Tudors, season 2 amzn.to/2VMPnHw
The Tudors, season 3 amzn.to/3BijsPB
The Tudors, season 4 amzn.to/3z16S58
Henry VIII and his Six Wives (2016 docu-drama) amzn.to/3jiCkag
Six Wives with Lucy Worsley (2016 docu-drama) amzn.to/3hd93vd (UK link) OR amzn.to/3wH2mr2 (US link)
BOOKS
Eric Ives, The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn (Wiley-Blackwell, 2005) amzn.to/3xLivgr
Gareth Russell, Young and Damned and Fair: The Life and Tragedy of Catherine Howard at the Court of Henry VIII (2017). amzn.to/3xldHhi (UK link) OR amzn.to/2VExTgg (US link)
Josephine Wilkinson, Katherine Howard: The Tragic Story of Henry VIII's Fifth Queen (London, 2016). amzn.to/3x7MxdO (UK link) OR amzn.to/3rbFuPj (US link)
Antonia Fraser, The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (2nd edn, Phoenix, 2009) amzn.to/3atiEfi (UK link) OR amzn.to/36IqD5r (US link)
David Starkey, Six Wives: the Queens of Henry VIII (Vintage, 2004) amzn.to/3k9uD4Z (UK link) OR amzn.to/3wImKIh (US link)
THUMBNAIL: Catherine of Aragon (detail) from Shakespeare Folger Library, CC BY-SA 4.0. Anne Boleyn: photo my own, all rights reserved. Jane Seymour, Flickr, It’s No Game, CC BY 2.0 (detail). Possibly Katherine Howard, Yale Centre for British Art, public domain. Image of Catherine Parr: Flickr, Harshlight, CC BY 2.0 (detail).
NB: Links above may be affiliate links. This means if you make a purchase through one of these links, I earn a small commission. It in no way affects the price you pay.
Creative Commons licenses used see creativecommons.org/licenses
