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No, Henry VIII's first wife was Katherine of Aragon and their marriage was annulled. The annullment was and remains controversial. He beheaded two of his six wives.

You can remember the fates of the six wives by thinking of this:

Divorced*, Beheaded, Died;

Divorced, Beheaded, Survived.

The first word 'divorced' may not be completely correct technically; Henry wanted the marriage ended because Katherine was not giving him a male heir. He finally forced an annulment, but 'divorced' makes the mnemonic work better. Just remember that Katherine of Aragon was a good and faithful wife to Henry, and was simply put aside by Henry as 'Dowager Princess of Wales' out of consideration for the fact that she had been briefly married to Henry's older deceased brother Arthur. [No, nothing to do with the Round Table business]

The six wives were:

Katherine of Aragon

Anne Boleyn

Jane Seymour

Anne of Cleves

Catherine Howard

Catherine Parr, who survived him.

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