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82King Henry VIII and his six wives - love, marriage, and children
Every English schoolchild knows the rhyme, "divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived", about, in turn, Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Catherine Parr. This article is about Henry the man - his loves, his wives, his children. Famous for having six wives, Henry is said to be the only English King to have had more wives than mistresses.
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82Haunted London
The Tower Of London. It is supposed to be one of London's most haunted sites. The Tower of London was built in 1078 and it was used as a palace, a prison and a place of execution. It was particularly used...
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67King Henry 9th?
England didn't have a King Henry the 9th, as everyone knows, but it very nearly happened, as Henry the 8th was trying desperately to have his illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy recognised as his heir. Henry...
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58Darkest of Thou Days
Arthur Gulumian Unblemished without sin cause,Absent in the favor of his Majesty.Torn asunder — abandoned,Betrayed and broken.I witnessed her Majesty’s death,And never have I wept so much—To matcheth...
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82HENRY THE EIGHTH DID NOT HAVE 8 WIVES
Recently, I have developed an interest in Henry the 8th, or to stay true, Henry the VIII. I guess I had always thought him to be an interesting history subject but after watching season one and two of...
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81The Wives of King Henry VIII: Jane Seymour
Out of all of the wives of King Henry VII, Jane Seymour is matched only by Anne of Cleaves in her simpleness. She was not royal, she caused few problems, and she managed to die of natural causes rather than...
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69The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Miniseries, 1970)
The rhyme goes something like this: Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. It is, of course, talking of the fate of Henry VIII's six wives. There is so much more to each of these women than...
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79The Wives of King Henry VIII: Catherine of Aragon
...Or at least until I dispose of you. I must admit I have always been fascinated by the wives of the infamous King Henry VII. According to history he had 6 "wives", depending on your definition of the term,...
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73The Six Wifes of King Henry VIII
Katherine of Aragon (Alcal
60Many Lives
This one was written when I was in a reflective mood! Reincarnation is a funny thing really, one day I believe in it, and another day I am not so sure. Anyway I hope you like this. I would be great if it were...
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