Speaking of Henry VIII, the king of England, in fact, he did not lack political achievements, but what he is most talked about is his marriage history, under the "monogamous" marriage system, he has a total of 6 wives.
It has been said that when Henry VIII began to choose a new wife, fathers would take their daughters away from his sight in fear, and no one wanted their daughters to become queens, because Henry VIII's queens ended tragically, they were either forcibly divorced, died early, or even beheaded.
Henry VIII was not a good husband, on the contrary, he was more like a wife abuser.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" > first wife: Catherine of Aragon</h1>
Due to the early death of his brother Arthur, Henry VIII was granted not only the throne, but also his widowed sister-in-law, Catherine of Aragon, a Spanish princess who was 6 years older than him.
At the time, it was against Catholic law for her brother to marry a widow, but Catherine insisted that she was still a virgin despite being married to Arthur for four months.
At the insistence of the parties, the uncle and sister-in-law finally became husband and wife.
Ten years before the marriage, the two were emotionally harmonious, and Henry VIII showed loyalty and love for his wife.
During this time, Catherine became pregnant many times, but she continued to miscarry and stillbirth, and eventually only one daughter was born and survived safely, and the couple named the daughter Mary.
After Mary's birth, Catherine suffered from gynecological diseases, menstrual irregularities, and there was almost no possibility of getting pregnant again, but Henry VIII needed a son as an heir.
Looking at catherine, who was old and unable to have children, Henry VIII grew bored, and he began to show interest in the maid beside her, who chased and frolicked with the maid, enjoying the freshness of his young body.
Catherine saw all this in her eyes, but she was powerless to stop it, the atmosphere in the palace was becoming more and more chaotic, and the beautiful maids were jealous in order to climb onto the dragon bed, and the former servants followed, and they could not prevent it at all.
Not long after, one of the maids became pregnant and gave birth to an illegitimate child, but the bastard did not pose any threat because he died prematurely, and the real threat to Catherine was a woman named Anne. Boleyn's woman.
Henry VIII was hopelessly infatuated with Anne. Boleyn, in order to be with Anne. When Boleyn married, Henry VIII offered to send Catherine to a convent where he could remarry once her secular status died, while still enjoying preferential treatment, privileges, and royal status.
"It's killing two birds with one stone." Henry VIII said so.
Although Catherine was persuaded to accept the agreement, she firmly refused, and she and Henry VIII engaged in a 7-year divorce war.
Eventually Henry VIII expelled Catherine from the palace at the cost of leaving the Catholic Church.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-center-line" > second wife, Anne. Boleyn</h1>
annie. Boleyn was a very sophisticated and ambitious woman, she was sent to the French court, learned manners, dance, polite speech and manners, and high fashion etiquette, she was temperamental, generous in words and deeds, and had a good understanding of how to capture men's hearts.
Henry VIII soon became an anthem. Boleyn was overwhelmed, but whenever he approached, she avoided it; whenever he turned, she came to stir again.
annie. Boleyn's refusal made Henry VIII scratch his heart, and he was anxious to possess her, but she said that he would never submit without marital security.
The unapproachable never-before-attained debauchery, the lustful depression of Henry VIII's inability to have a son became more and more uncontrollable, and he began to superstitiously believe in the oracle of Leviticus: "If a man marries a brother's wife, this is a filthy thing, and he humiliates his brother, and the two are more childless than they are." ”
Henry VIII believed that he was punished for disobeying god's decrees for being childless, and blamed the plague, the death of two guards, and his experience of rubbing shoulders with death on his widowhood.
Divorce from Catherine became imperative.
After 7 years of fighting, Catherine left the scene in disgrace, Anne. However, Bolin turned into a phoenix and became the queen of the mother's world.
Favored by Henry VIII, Anne. Boleyn can be said to be the ultimate in her ability to perform the flying, she abused the daughter of the former queen, deprived Mary of her rights as the eldest daughter, and mentally tortured the young girl; she transgressed her identity to point out the royal family and play with power.
However, Anne. In the end, Boleyn did not have the last laugh on the throne of the queen.
annie. Borling, like the former queen, gave birth to only one girl, the future Queen Elizabeth I of England, and the future is unknown, so when the daughter was born, Henry VIII's disappointment was obvious.
Henry VIII's attitude made Anne. Boleyn was panicked, and she tried very hard to give birth to a son but it backfired. Over the years, she has been pregnant many times, but she has not been able to give birth to a healthy child, either halfway aborted or stillborn.
In 1536, Anne miscarried again, and the doctor said that it was a baby boy who had already formed.
Hearing the news, Henry VIII exhausted the last shred of patience in his eyes Anne. Boleyn had no value, and her stubbornness and strength had long been unbearable for him.
annie. Boleyn's fate was worse than that of the former queen, and she was convicted of adultery and imprisoned in the Tower of London.
Rumor has it that Anne. Boleyn had five lovers, one of whom was her brother, and although she vehemently denied it, she was beheaded more than ten days later.
The man who had tried his best to please her had cut off her life without nostalgia, he had sworn to love her for the rest of his life, and he did. It's just that he has compressed her life into a very short time.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" > third wife, Jane. Seymour</h1>
A dozen days after Anne's death, Henry VIII married his third wife.
In fact, as early as when Anne pointed at Henry VIII to annoy him, Jane. Seymour entered the eyes of Henry VIII, who had served as a female official for the first two queens, and her gentle and quiet, careful handling, and soft personality made Henry VIII feel very relaxed.
Since Jane. Since Seymour became queen, she has tried her best to take good care of The Princess Mary and Elizabeth, and she has never interfered with Henry. The affairs of the Eighth Dynasty, however, kept the harem in order.
This kind, simple woman entered the heart of Henry VIII, who he described as a "true beloved wife".
Unfortunately, Jane. Seymour lived a short life and died after giving birth to a son.
In order to give birth to a son, Jane. Seymour tossed and turned for three days and two nights, and the cries of pain resounded throughout the palace, but after the hard work, she did not have time to enjoy the honor and wealth brought by her son.
Henry VIII was so saddened by the death of his beloved wife that he buried her in Windsor Palace and held a grand funeral for her.
Until the death of Henry VIII, his most cherished wife was still Jane. Seymour, he chose to be buried with her.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" > fourth wife: Anne of Cleves</h1>
Although the previous queen had already given birth to a male heir for Henry VIII, the child could regret dying at any time, and the ministers were looking forward to a beautiful young woman becoming queen and having several more sons.
Henry VIII was recommended to Anne of Cleaves, a German princess, who was said to be both good-looking and clever.
At that time, Henry VIII was trying to make friends with Germany, thinking that Anne of Cleaves was a good candidate, and after he saw the beautiful portrait of Cleaves Anne, he was even more determined to marry her, and the two soon became engaged.
But a farce ensued, and when Anne of Cleves appeared in front of Henry VIII, he was desperate to strip the painter alive, and Cleves' Anne had nothing to do with the beautiful woman in the portrait, she had a bitter face, a long nose, looked like a horse, and she did not speak English.
Henry VIII had little interest in Anne of Cleves, never slept with her, and was deliberately trying to find an excuse to divorce her.
Six months later, Henry VIII finally expelled Cleves on the grounds that Anne of Cleaves had been engaged to another man.
The German princess, who had thought she was proud and spoiled, suddenly became an abandoned woman, and she could not return to her hometown, but could only spend the rest of her life alone in a foreign country.
<h1 class="pgc-h-center-line" > fifth wife: Catherine. Howard</h1>
Catherine. Howard was an aristocratic lady whom Henry VIII had known for a long time, when she was 18 years old and like a beautiful flower.
Don't look at Catherine. Howard is young, in fact, she is already a veteran of the love field, and she behaves affectionately and shyly to the old and ugly Henry VIII. These tactics were very useful to Henry VIII, who stubbornly believed that he had found a pure love girl with ice and jade, and could not wait to bring her back to the palace.
Catherine. Howard was frivolous and had no city government, she did not participate in politics, only loved a luxurious life and all kinds of beautiful men, only 6 months after becoming queen, she boldly wrote love letters to the tall and handsome guards, and the two still had private meetings at night.
Where are the shoes that don't get wet when you walk by the river? Catherine. In the end, Howard's affair was bumped into and reached the ears of Henry VIII.
Henry VIII, who read countless people, did not expect that he would be deceived by a little girl, and in extreme anger, he ordered someone to take Catherine. Howard was imprisoned in the Tower of London and threatened to cut off her head himself.
A few days later, Catherine. Howard was sentenced to death.
Young lives end.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" > 6th wife, Catherine. Pal</h1>
With the lessons learned, and henry VIII also plagued by illness at this time, he was no longer keen on finding a young and beautiful woman to be his wife, and he needed a wife who was both like a friend and a nurse, and who could take care of his three children.
At a banquet, Henry VIII met Catherine. Pal.
Catherine. Parr is 31 years old and a widow, but she has a good tutor, a dignified demeanor, a humble and considerate personality, Catherine. Parr's unique mature charm made Henry VIII feel that she was the most suitable candidate for the queen.
So, in July 1543, Catherine. Parr became henry VIII's 6th queen and last queen.
Life in the royal palace was not good, and due to the torment of illness, Henry VIII's temper became very grumpy, and he often faced Catherine. Parr yelled and threatened to send her to the Tower of London. And Catherine. Parr was always patient and cautious in order to save her life, and she carefully waited for the moody king, defusing the danger again and again.
In January 1547, Catherine. Parr finally came to an end and ended his life of fear, as Henry VIII died of illness in Whitehall.
Catherine. Parr had no heirs, but she was undoubtedly the luckiest compared to any queen who had been deposed or beheaded.
According to statistics, although Henry VIII had a large number of queens, he was the king with fewer mistresses in English history, because he never minded straightening out his mistresses with low status. From this point of view, Henry VIII was indeed a man who dared to love and dare to be bold, but he liked the new and tired of the old, and his temperament was cold, and the women he sent to the throne of the queen often did not get a good ending.
Henry VIII in pursuit of Anne. When Boleyn wrote her a lot of love letters, these love letters are still photocopied and published, but no matter how sincerely these love letters are, they are just the clever words of a thin-skinned man.
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