A common mnemonic device to remember the fates of Henry's consorts was indeed 'divorced beheaded died divorced beheaded survived'.
The first one was divorced, the second was beheaded, the third died, the forth was divorced, the fifth was beheaded, and the sixth survived.
Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived. Catherine of Aragon : Divorced Anne Boleyn: Beheaded Jane Seymour : Died (Of postnatal causes) Anne of Cleves : Divorced Kathryn Howard : Beheaded Katherine Parr : Outlived Henry.
King Henry 8th had 6 wives. A good way on remembering how many wives and how they died is... Divorced, Beheaded, died, Divorced, Beheaded, survived.
The wives, in order, were: Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour Anne of Cleves Catherine Howard Catherine Parr The rhyme tells what happened to each of them, in the same order: Divorced beheaded died Divorced beheaded survived.
Catherine of Aragon was divorced Anne Boelyn was beheaded Jane Seymour died Anne of Cleeves was divorced Catherine Howard was beheaded Catherine Parr survived Henry
divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived
devoeced,beheaded,died,sivorced,beheded,survived.that was the rhyme that taught me Henry the 8th's wives
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In this order - Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived :)
There's a trick. Divorced, beheaded ,died,divorced,beheaded, survived.
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two of them were beheaded. the saying goes divorced, beheaded, divorced, survived, divorced beheaded, died
she was beheaded way to remember how each died: divorced beheaded died...divorced beheaded SURVIVED!
This is a rhyme for you too remember about how Henry the 8ths wives died. Divorced Beheaded Died Divorced Beheaded Survived
The first one was divorced, the second was beheaded, the third died, the forth was divorced, the fifth was beheaded, and the sixth survived.
Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived. Catherine of Aragon : Divorced Anne Boleyn: Beheaded Jane Seymour : Died (Of postnatal causes) Anne of Cleves : Divorced Kathryn Howard : Beheaded Katherine Parr : Outlived Henry.
The song goes divorced, beheaded and died, divorced, beheaded, survived