Henry VIII had six wives as he sought to produce a male heir. He broke from the Catholic Church after the Pope refused to annul his marriage to Katherine of Aragon. This led Henry to establish himself as the head of the Church of England. Over time, Henry became increasingly paranoid and tyrannical, executing wives and others to protect his power. His religious reforms permanently altered England's relationship with the Catholic Church.

1. The Man With Six Wives

2.  The life of Henry VIII
 The Beginning
 The End
 Personal Reflection
 The wives of Henry VIII
 List of Henry VII’s Wives
 Facts of Henry VII’s Wives
 Personal Reflection
 Religious Reforms of Henry VIII
 Formation of King Henry’s Church
 Formation of the Church Continued
 Personal Reflection
 Quote
 Works Cited

3.  Took the throne at age 18 after the
death of his older brother Arthur.
 Married Katherine of Argon, his
brother’s widow.
 A charismatic and physically
attractive man he ruled well for
many years.
 His health and physical prowess
began to deteriorate as well as his
mind.
 The king broke with the Catholic
Church because the Pope would not
grant his divorce.

4.  After breaking with the church, Henry created
the church of England.
 He divorced Katherine and began a downward
spiral of wives, executions, and bad ruling.
 The king died after an unsuccessful reign.

5. Henry VIII began his reign wonderfully. He was
well liked by his subjects and his prospects were
endless. After several unsuccessful attempts at
Producing an heir, Henry began his downfall.
Although not the greatest king in England’s
history, he made some long lasting changes in
the English way of life.

6.  King Henry VII’s Wives:
 Katherine of Argon
 Anne Boleyn
 Jane Seymour
 Anne of Cleves
 Katherine Howard
 Katherine Parr

7.  Katherine of Argon  Anne of Cleves
 Married 1509  Married 1540
 His Brother’s Widow  Marriage was Annulled
 Daughter: Mary after 6 Months
 Anne Boleyn  Katherine Howard
 Married 1533  Called the “Rose without a
 Executed 1536
Thorn”
 Executed 1541 due to
 Daughter: Elizabeth I
Earlier Counts of Adultery
 Jane Seymour
 Katherine Parr
 Married 1536
 Married 1542
 Died in Childbirth 1537
 The Only Wife Charged
 Son: Edward with a Crime and Found
Innocent

8. Henry VIII is notorious for his numerous wives.
Many myths surround Henry and his wives. He
is painted as an amorous womanizer but in fact
the main reason for his many wives was his
frantic effort to produce a son and heir to the
throne. He finally succeeded in having a son,
Edward, with Jane Seymour but his son barely
outlived his father by six years.

9.  The Many Steps Leading to King Henry’s Church
of England:
 1521: Henry writes “A Defense of the Seven
Sacraments” against Martin Luther and receives the
title of ‘Defender of the Faith’
 1527: The Pope denies Henry’s request for a divorce
from Katherine of Argon
 1529: Henry removes Wolsey after his failure to solve
the king’s great matter, his divorce of Katherine
 1534: Act of Supremacy confirms Henry as head of the
Church of England, separate from Rome but still
Catholic in doctrine

10. ▪ 1535: English bishops reject all Papal
authority and the Coverdale’s English
Bible is printed
▪ 1536: Investigation and dissolution of
monasteries begins and the ‘Pilgrimage of
Grace’, a revolt against Henry’s religious
reforms is set in motion
▪ 1538: Widespread destruction of shrines
and relics begins and the Great Bible
comes into circulation for use in the
English Churches
▪ Henry issues the Six Articles to prevent a
drift to Protestantism

11. Unbeknownst to most people, King Henry was
was a very religious man. He broke with the
Catholic Church because they refused his
divorce to his first wife, Katherine. Although
that seems to be self indulgent reason for him
to break with the church, he based his decision
on religion.

12. “Henry had become a misanthropic, suspicious and
cruel king, and his subjects began (discreetly, for
such words were illegal) to call him a tyrant. In his
early years, Henry’s charisma and egoism had been
directed into a little showing-off while jousting (on
one occasion he presented himself before the
queen and the ladies with 'a thousand jumps in the
air'), but the ends to which these qualities were
now deployed had changed ( Lipscomb, 2009).”

13.  Life of King Henry VIII
 Lipscomb, S. (2009, April). WHO WAS HENRY?. History Today, 59(4),
14-20. Retrieved June 22, 2009, from Academic Search Premier
database.
 Wives of King Henry VIII
 Weir, A. (2002, June). HENRY'S QUEENS. (Cover story). British
Heritage, 23(4), 16. Retrieved June 23, 2009, from Academic Search
Premier database.
 Religious Reforms of Henry VIII
 Wooding, L. (2008, December). HENRY VIII AND RELIGION. History
Review, Retrieved June 23, 2009, from Academic Search Premier
database.
 Other Sources
 Key events in Henry VIII's life. (Cover story). (1991, June). History
Today, Retrieved June 23, 2009, from Academic Search Premier
database