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he only killed 2 wives. his 2nd anne Boleyn and his 4th Katherine howard.
Anne Boleyn: the country hated her, she was claimed a witch, she couldn't have a males, and was thought to have cheated on the king and also might have slept with her brother.
Katherine Howard: cousin of anne Boleyn, cheated on king.
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∙ 14y agoTwo of the six wives of Henry VIII (1491 - 1547) were executed:
Anne Boleyn - Second wife of Henry VIII:
Anne Boleyn (c1501-07 - 1536), who displaced Catherine of Aragon in Henry's affections, had also been unfortunate enough not be able to provide Henry VIII with a male heir, which was not helped by the fact that she had a lot of jealous enemies at court. She was conveniently charged and subsequently executed on trumped up charges of adultery, incest, witchcraft - all treasonable offences. She was beheaded by an expert French swordsman, ordered by Henry as a more merciful death, on 19 May 1536 at the Tower of London. Ironically her triumph was that she was the mother of a great monarch, Elizabeth I.
Catherine Howard - Fifth wife of Henry VIII:
Catherine Howard (c1520 - 1542) was much younger than Henry VIII. She made the treasonable mistake of having an affair with a cousin of her mother's, Thomas Culpepper. When King Henry was given the details of her adultery, he is said to have cried, as he had always thought of Catherine as his "rose without a thorn". Catherine (a cousin of Anne Boleyn's) was beheaded on 13 February 1542 at the Tower of London, having asked for the block to be brought to her the night before, so that she could practice placing her head upon it.
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∙ 13y agoback in the day you had to kill them if you had a divorces.
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∙ 13y agobecause he wanted to have a boy to take over the throne and none of his wives got him a baby boy and also its because some of them were cheating on him and he did not like that!
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Who was King Henry the VIII 3rd wife?
King Henry VIII's third wife was Jane Seymour.
What is King Henry you famous for?
king Henry the 8th was famous for having six wife's and killing them.
King Henry VII wife - mother of Henry VIII?
King Henry the VII wife was Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. She was thus the mother of Henry VIII. King Henry VII of England was the son of Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, and his wife, Lady Margaret Beaufort.
What was king Henry the VIII first wife called?
The first wife of King VIII was called Catherine of Aragon.
Who was henrys first wife?
Catherine of Aragon was the first wife of Henry VIII. This marriage was annulled by the king in 1533.
When did king Henry viii kill his first wife?
he did not kill his first wife
Who was King Henry first wife?
King Henry V111 fisrt wife was Catherine of Aragon
Who was King Henry the VIII 3rd wife?
King Henry VIII's third wife was Jane Seymour.
Who was Henry 4th wife?
King Henry VI had only one wife.
Did Henry vii kill his wife?
No.
What was the name of henry VI's fifth wife?
King Henry VI had only one wife.
Which English king had 6 wife?
King Henry VIII
What is King Henry you famous for?
king Henry the 8th was famous for having six wife's and killing them.
Who was the king who killed his wife?
Henry VIII
Who did King Henry Vll marry?
his wife
When was a queen of England last called Katherine?
There has been five Queen Katherine's of England. Katherine de Valois wife of King Henry V Katherine of Aragon (1st wife of King Henry VIII) Katherine Howard (5th wife of King Henry VIII) Katherine Parr (6th wife of King Henry VIII) Catherine of Braganza wife of King Charles II. (The last Queen Katherine/Catherine)
Why did Henry kill his first wife?
King Henry VIII fist wife was his older brother's widow Catherine of Aragon. Queen Catherine was not killed she died a natural death. However, King Henry did divorce her and established the Protestant Church of England in order to do so because the Catholic Church (the Pope) would not allow the divorce.
