Wives of King Henry VIII
Their names, the times they were married and the reason for the end of the marriage
- Catherine of Aragon 1509-06-11..1533-05-23 Marriage annulled
- Anne Boleyn 1533-05-28..1536-05-17 Executed
- Jane Seymour 1536-05-30..1537-10-24 Died
- Anne of Cleves 1540-01-06..1540-07-09 Marriage annulled
- Catherine Howard 1540-07-28..1541-11-23 Executed
- Catherine Parr 1543-07-12..1547-01-28 The King himself died
Boleyn and Howard lost their heads,
Anne of Cleves he would not bed,
Jane Seymour gave him a son – but died before the week was done,
Aragon he did divorce,
Which just left, Catherine Parr, of course!
A little song too, a little more cheerful .