Las esposas de Henry VIII es un video muy divertido acompañado de una canción donde descubrimos que el rey Henry VIII tuvo 6 esposas, ¿puedes creértelo?
Tudors Wives of Henry VIII reigned in the following order: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr.
Henry VIII was known for these six wives, and for several mistresses that he kept on the side. The monarch’s desperate quest for political unification and a healthy male heir drove him to annul two marriages and have two wives beheaded. In this part, the song is funny, although I am sure it was not so funny for the beheaded wives, Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard.
But, …why did Henry VIII have six wives?
Monarchs in the Tudor times rarely married for love. Often they married to link up families to other rich and powerful families both from England and from other important countries.
Henry had six wives because….
He had the first wife because he was betrothed to her by his father.
He had the second wife because he fell in love and also needed a legitimate male heir.
He had the third wife because he still needed a male heir.
He had the fourth wife because of diplomatic reasons.
He had the fifth wife because he fell in love again.
He had the sixth wife because he was old and sick and needed a companion and nurse who wouldn’t give him too much trouble.
Henry’s main aim was to make sure that the Tudors would keep on ruling England after he died. Henry believed that only a boy could inherit his kingdom. But his son Edward ruled only for six years.
Enjoy this video! It is very funny and the song is extremely catchy.
Here I write some information about the six Tudors wives.
1. Catherine of Aragon (divorced)
Born:16 October,1485 at Alcala de Henares, Spain.
Nationality: Spanish
Married Henry: 11 June, 1509 at Greenwich Palace, Kent.
Divorced: 23 May, 1533
Died: 7 January, 1536
Buried: Peterborough Cathedral.
2. Anne Boleyn (executed)
Born: circa 1500-1502 at Blickling Hall in Norfolk.
Nationality: English
Married Henry: 25 January,1533, at York Palace, London.
Divorced: 17 May, 1536
Died: 19 May, 1536, executed for high treason, Tower Green, Tower of London.
Buried: Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London.
3. Jane Seymour (died)
Born: circa 1507-1509 probably at Wulf Hall in Savernake Forest, Wiltshire.
Nationality: English
Married Henry: 30 May, 1536 at Whitehall Palace, London.
Died: 24 October, 1537
Buried: St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.
4. Anne of Cleves (divorced)
Born: 22 September, 1515 at Dusseldorf, Cleves, Germany.
Nationality: German
Married Henry:6 January, 1540 at Greenwich Palace, London.
Divorced: 9 July, 1540
Died: 16 July,1557 at Chelsea Old Palace, London
Buried: Westminster Abbey.
5. Catherine Howard (executed)
Born:circa 1525 at Lambeth, London or Horsham, Sussex
Nationality: English
Married Henry: 28 July, 1540 at Oatlands Palace, London.
Died: 13 February, 1542 executed for high treason of Tower Green, Tower of London.
Buried: Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London
6. Katherine Parr (outlived Henry).
Born:circa 1512, either at Kendal Castle, Cumbria or Blackfriars, London.
Nationality: English
Married Henry:12 July, 1543 at Hampton Court Palace.
Died: 7 September, 1548
Buried: Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire.