1. Catherine of Aragón (a Spanish princess) who had previously been married to his brother Prince Arthur. Henry was betrothed to Catherine by his father in 1509 and they had a daughter Mary who will later become Queen Mary 1. In 1527 Henry announced his desire to divorce Catherine because she had failed to produce a male heir.

2. Anne Boleyn, a young and beautiful lady-in-waiting to the former queen, was married to Henry in 1533 and bore him Elizabeth who was later to become Queen Elizabeth 1. After charging Queen Anne with incest and adultery Henry had her beheaded.

3. Jane Seymore and Henry were married a few days after Anne's death in 1536. She died soon after bearing him his only legitimate son who was to succeed Henry to become Edward VI.

4. Anne of Cleaves and Henry were married in 1540 to form a tie between England and the Protestant princes of Germany. After only a few months Henry found the political alliance no longer to be to his advantage had the marriage annulled.

5. Catherine Howard and Henry were married the same year in 1540. In 1542 Henry once again accused his wife of adultery and had Catherine beheaded.

6. Katherine Parr was Henry's sixth and last wife.