Henry VIII of the English Tudor dynasty was a merry and thoughtful king. As the saying goes, the companion is like the tiger, and the one who has the most say is probably the six wives of Henry VIII. Living with him, moving her head if she is not careful, can be said to be her queen is simply the most dangerous profession.
Henry's first wife was the mother of "Bloody Mary", Princess Catherine of Aragon, Spain. Catherine used to be Henry's sister-in-law, but soon after she married his brother, Arthur, who had been ill for a long time, died. The desperate Catherine originally planned to become a nun, but Henry VIII took the initiative to marry his sister-in-law, who was 6 years older than him, for the sake of the throne.
The two were very much in love at first, but everything changed when they reached the 20th year of their marriage.
Henry wanted a son, but Catherine only gave her a daughter, Mary, and Henry, who preferred sons over cancer, was very uncomfortable. It just so happened that he fell in love with Catherine's maid, Anne Boleyn, and was bent on taking Catherine a back seat.
She declared the marriage null and void on the grounds that her uncle and sister-in-law slept together in the Bible. Poor Catherine resisted in order to prevent her daughter from becoming illegitimate, but was eventually expelled by Henry.
Henry VIII always thought that Anne Boleyn could add a handle to herself, but she did not expect to give birth to another daughter, Queen Elizabeth I. Henry VIII was simply disappointed, looking forward to the stars and the moon, and to have a daughter. Since this is the case, let's wait for the next time, I didn't expect that the second child had a miscarriage, and the third child was also misborn, still a boy.
At this time, Henry stopped doing it, and directly announced that he would not have children with Anne again. It is also said that this gypsy girl-like leprechaun has had a ghost in her heart since she pestered him.
Seeing the former favored queen lose power, those enemies of Anne also began to spread various rumors, saying that she was a witch, saying that she had three breasts and six fingers, and even that Anne had an affair with her brother. Anyway, Henry also wants to change his wife, and he will cut off this woman he loves so much.
This time, Henry chose a gentle and obedient and silent queen among the maidservants, she was Jane Semu.
Jane was very kind, and Catherine's daughter had been abused by Anne and Henry for a long time. Jane not only treats Mary well after she appears, but also tries to repair the father-daughter relationship. Jane was also the only queen to bore Henry a son, but unfortunately shortly after giving birth, Jane died of puerperal fever.
Probably because of her son, Jane became what Henry called "true loving wife". But Jane is not having a smooth life, once because of the audacity to provoke Henry's disgust, fortunately she braked in time, otherwise the end is estimated to be the same as Annie. Although she was not beheaded, she was only a queen for less than 18 months before she died because of the birth of her son.
While Jane's body was still cold, Henry began to look for his fourth wife. This time, Henry wanted to have a political marriage with a foreign country. Henry is a womanizer and extremely strict about the appearance of women.
In order to avoid stepping on thunder, she asked people to go abroad to learn about the appearance of noble women. The portrait of Charles V's niece, Duchess of Milan, Christina, haunted Henry. The girl said: "I would love to marry Henry VIII on the condition that I have a long head." "It's always for various reasons that political marriages are stranded.
At this time, Princess Anne of Clevero surfaced. Her portrait looked sweet and lovely, and with the recommendation of the minister, Henry decided to marry her. Unexpectedly, Henry was extremely disappointed when he first met Anne, saying, "I don't like her at all." ”
But the people had already come to England, and Henry had to bite the bullet. After marriage, Henry has never been the slightest interest in the new queen, and the simple Anne also thinks that kissing is the whole of husband and wife life. After a long time, Henry couldn't bear it, and he fell in love with his maid Catherine Howard, and he wanted her to be his fifth wife.
Unexpectedly, the gentle Anne chose to fulfill Henry, and six months later, this marriage without substance ended. Because of Anne's sensibility, Henry gave her a large area of land and real estate, and recognized her as a godsister.
Catherine Howard was 30 years younger than Henry, who loved her and always kissed her in public and gave her jewelry. However, this fifth wife was more amorous than Henry, and even if she became a queen, she did not retreat, and Henry was heartbroken by her.
In fact, it is understandable to say that the young girl is married to a fat old man with ulcers on his legs and a foul smell, and he is destined to have red apricots out of the wall.
The fifth wife, who was caught in bed, was also cut off by Henry.
Although Henry is the fifth diamond king of England, he has already cut off the heads of two wives, and the other two have been ruthlessly abandoned, and no little girl dares to marry her. The nobles also said that there were no more princesses to sacrifice.
At this time, Henry was already in her old age, and after she was heartbroken by Catherine Howard, she didn't want to find those beautiful little girls anymore. He just wanted to find a nurse who could take care of him and comfort him. Thus, the mature widow Catherine Parr became his sixth wife.
Catherine Parr is mature, loving, and a learned religious researcher, and Henry considers her the perfect companion. However, due to disagreements over religious issues, this perfect partner is still in danger of moving his head. This is also to blame that Catherine Parr herself is not sensible and always argues with Henry, which is unbearable for Henry.
Just as Henry was trying to solve her, she received a secret message. In order to save his life, in the face of Henry's last temptation, Catherine Parr uncharacteristically agreed with Henry's point of view. In this way, she escaped. It wasn't until after Henry's death that she married her fourth husband.