Henry the Eighth and his six wives by Janet Hardy-Gould

Henry the Eighth and his six wives is a text written by Janet Hardy-Gould. In this text the central character, Catherine Parr, one of the wives of Henry the Eighth, tells the relationship that he had with each of his wives.

1.The first wife was Katherine of Aragon, who Henry had a daughter, princess Mary. She was beheaded in that terrible prison, the Tower of London.

2. The second one was Anne Boleyn. she was arrested (and later executed at the Tower of London) for adultery and incest. 

3. Jane Seymour (c1509-1537) was the third of Henry VIII's six wives. Having married Henry in May 1536, she gave birth to Prince Edward (later Edward VI) at Hampton Court Palace in 1537 but died soon afterwards. 

4.The fourth of Henry VIII's six wives was Anne of Cleves Henry first saw Anne of Cleves in a painting by Hans Holbein but in the flesh, Henry found Anne unattractive and began pursuing one of her maids of honour, Catherine Howard. After six months the marriage was annulled yet Anne remained in England and on good terms with Henry VIII. 

5.Henry VIII's fifth wife was an alluring teenager named Catherine Howard. She was arrested at Hampton Court Palace and later taken to the Tower of London where she was beheaded.

6. And the last wife was Catharine Parr. She and Henry VIII married at Hampton Court Palace in July 1543.

The story finished, when Catharine Parr, tells about death of Henry the Eighth.

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