henry viii

     

Anne Boleyn m. 1533, ann. 1536 Jane Seymour m. 1536, ied 1537 Anne of Cleves m. 1540, ann. 1540 Catherine Howard m. 1540, died 1542 Catherine Parr m. 1543, widowed 1547

Trivia about henry viii

  • He filed for divorce citing Leviticus 20:21, "If a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing"
  • Since 1066, the only British monarch to have 3 children ascend to the British throne
  • Robert Shaw, Richard Burton & Charles Laughton all played this ruler on film
  • Shakespeare's only play named for a Tudor monarch
  • Elizabeth Barton, who condemned this king's relationship with Anne Boleyn, was condemned & executed in 1534
  • Not one but two of this king's six wives are said to haunt Hampton Court Palace
  • This king romanced Mary Boleyn before her sister Anne lost her head over him
  • This king was Catherine Parr's third husband, & she was his sixth wife
  • His marriages ended in divorce, execution, death, divorce, execution & widowhood
  • Against all odds, Catherine Parr's marriage to this man who'd been wed 5 times before was surprisingly happy
  • Ford Madox Ford's trilogy "The Fifth Queen" centers on Catherine Howard, this king's fifth wife
  • He's the subject of the Holbein portrait seen here (had six wives)
  • He was the only surviving son of Henry VII, so he became king in 1509
  • When this Tudor king died in 1547 he had circulatory disorders & a leg ulcer
  • Catherine, Anne, Jane, Anne No. 2, Catherine H. & Catherine P. try to avoid elimination in "Who Wants to Marry" this king
  • Create the Church of England in 1534 to wrangle that elusive annulment (other wives may not fare as well)
  • On May 30, 1536 he said "I do" (& third time's the charm, baby!) to Jane Seymour
  • History:Herman's Hermits hit No. 1 in 1965 singing "I'm" this man, "I Am"
  • British king who had 6 wives:Henry ____
  • The title "Defender of the Faith" was first bestowed upon this king in 1521 by Pope Leo X
  • Anne Boleyn(1533-1536)
  • This Tudor king founded Cambridge's Trinity College in 1546
  • This historical play includes the death of Katharine of Aragon
  • Some reports have this 16th century British king weighing in at 400 lbs., so calling him "Pork Chop", even lovingly... bad idea
  • Born in 1491, this future king had a nurse named Anne Luke--not the last Anne he'd nuzzle
  • Suffolk, Norfolk & the Earl of Surrey find that Cardinal Wolsey's downfall was his objection to this king's divorce
  • Newstead Abbey, Lord Byron's family estate, was given to his ancestors by this Tudor king
  • The father of England's King Edward VI
  • This English king's flagship, the Mary Rose, was raised after spending almost 450 years on the ocean floor
  • One Katherine & one Anne are the only wives who appear in the play named for him
  • Hefty king whose sister Mary was the grandmother of Lady Jane Grey
  • (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Regent's Park.) Regent's Park was a hunting ground for this 16th century king, who it was said never hunted without tiring 8 or 10 horses
  • King who's railing here in the Thomas More biopic "A Man for All Seasons""Catherine's not my wife! No priest can make her so!"
  • Thomas Wolsey asked the pope to annul this king's marriage, but the pope said no & Tom got the ax (fired, not killed)
  • Mysteriously sunk in 1545, the Mary Rose was the pride of this Tudor king's fleet & was raised in 1982 using airbags
  • Cardinal Wolsey has the Duke of Buckingham arrested & offed in this Shakespeare history play
  • He fathered 2 queens of England by 2 different women
  • On Jan. 28, 1547, after a physical & mental decline, this king of England was (surprisingly) survived by his wife Catherine
  • Before he died in 1547, this Tudor king weighed over 400 pounds
  • Shakespeare's play about this Tudor king begins, "I come no more to make you laugh..."
  • Catherine of Aragon, a daughter of Ferdinand & Isabella, married this British king
  • In 1534 this king began a reassertion of English influence in Ireland
  • Queen Catherine Howard went from headstrong to headless when she cheated on this king in 1541
  • The Mary Rose, a warship built for this British king, sank in 1545 & was raised in 1982
  • He sent Hans Holbein to paint portraits of prospective brides Christina of Milan & Anne of Cleves
  • In 1521 the title of "Defender of the Faith" was bestowed on this king who clashed with the Pope
  • In brief: Born in Greenwich in 1491, becomes king at 17, has some pope problems & oh, yeah -- 6 wives
  • The Richard Rodgers musical "Rex" starred Nicol Williamson as this king who made some women lose their heads
  • Showgirls in green sleeves--& little else--will accompany this king as he plays his legendary hit "Greensleeves"
  • In October this Tudor king's flagship the Mary Rose, which sank over 400 years earlier, was raised
  • In 1542 missionaries sent by Ignatius to Ireland were hampered by this king
  • This king is thrilled by the birth of Mary, Feb. 18, 1516; there's still plenty of time to have a son--right?
  • He was so devastated to find out his fifth wife was cheating on him, he had her beheaded
  • Author of the 1541 anniversary card:Catherine,I can't believe it's been a year. Wishing us many more happy months together...
  • Keith Michell won for playing this king in the "Catherine Howard" episode of a 1971 series
  • No, it's not me in the picture seen here, it's this 16th century man with many mothers-in-law
  • One of Holbein's most ambitious depictions of this king was lost in a 1698 Whitehall Palace fire
  • In 1540 Rachel says sorry, she hasn't had much luck with marriage, so this king marries Anne of Cleves instead
  • Of this monarch: Mary, Elizabeth, Edward
  • In the first of several marriages, this English king married his sister-in-law in 1509
  • Women in this king's play included Katharine, wife to the king, later divorced, & Anne, maid of honor, later queen
  • A gifted student & a fine athlete, this member of the Tudor family became the heir to Engl.'s throne at age 10, in 1502
  • World Book says the shire breed developed after this Tudor king had all horses under 5' high destroyed
  • This king divorced the Church of England from the Catholic Church so that he could divorce the first of 6 wives
  • In 1933 Brit cinema enjoyed a boost with Alexander Korda's film "The Private Life of" this king
  • In the 16th C., this great Tudor king abolished the privilege of clergy issuing coins
  • This 16th century English king is honored at the International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame in St. Louis
  • He must have liked the family; Thomas Seymour married this English king's widow & later tried to marry his daughter
  • Actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers said, "I had to create this...strong, powerful (king) without being 6 feet 4 & 300 lbs,"
  • The Cranmer Bible of 1540 featured a Holbein woodcut of this king watching copies being passed out
  • Casting call for "Anna Bolena"! You'll need to sing bass (& gain 200 pounds) to play this hefty English king
  • Mary, Elizabeth & Edward VI were his children
  • In 1546 this king founded Trinity College, the largest of Cambridge's colleges
  • 2008:Eric Bana
  • Completed around 1544 to protect Hampshire's coast, Hurst Castle was built by this English king
  • He was an 11-year-old prince when he was betrothed to his brother's 17-year-old widow in 1503
  • Kate could become Britain's sixth Queen Catherine; 3 of the first 5 were wives of this king
  • ...the Church of England broke with the Roman Catholic Church
  • Edward V,Richard III,Henry VII...
  • Robert Shaw was him in "A Man for All Seasons"
  • Both his sons with Catherine of Aragon were Henry, Duke of Cornwall, & both died in infancy
  • When he became the heir to the English throne at age 10, he probably had no idea he'd get married 6 times
  • He died in London in 1547 but not before starting his own church
  • Ladies, this royal hunk of man was single from late 1537 to early 1540..any takers?
  • In Act V, Scene ii Dr. Butts shows up for a couple of lines with Cranmer & this title king
  • Born 1491, married 1509, married 1533, married 1536, married twice in 1540, married 1543