Today, we're going to learn about The Tudors, mainly
about the gossipy story of Henry VIII and his six wives. King Henry VIII is a
key character for England's history because he broke relationships with the
Catholic Church to be able to divorce his first wife. Let's have a quick look at who's who during this Tudor area.
According to the BBC's history channel, he's one of the most famous Kings in England's history. But why?
Born on 1491, he's the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. It was his older brother Arthur who was meant to be king, but after his death shortly after getting married to Catherine of Aragon he was heir to the throne of England.
But who did Henry VIII marry? Have a look!
Apparently, Arthur and Catherine's marriage was
arranged since they were little and she was meant to be the Queen of England. She couldn't be Queen with Arthur, but she became Queen with Henry VIII.
Mary I was born from this first marriage, but they had lots of problems to have children, and Catherine went through several miscarriages. Henry VIII was convinced that all these disgraces happened because he shouldn't have married his brother's widow.
How do you think the story ended? In divorce!
It was because of her that he broke with the Catholic Church after the Pope's continuous refusals to annul their marriage. But, what did he do then to get divorce from Catherine of Aragon? He demanded the clergy to recognise him as the sole protector and supreme head of the Church of England. This way, his religious authority was above the Pope's and he managed to introduce several acts among which was the one of divorce, introducing this reform to the Church of England.
And this is the moment when Queen Catherine of Aragon became Henry VIII's fist ex-wife. She died shortly after.
In the next post we will continue discovering more information about his wives in this TV-soap look-alike story.
See you soon and I hope you have enjoyed today's post.
Mary I was born from this first marriage, but they had lots of problems to have children, and Catherine went through several miscarriages. Henry VIII was convinced that all these disgraces happened because he shouldn't have married his brother's widow.
How do you think the story ended? In divorce!
It was because of her that he broke with the Catholic Church after the Pope's continuous refusals to annul their marriage. But, what did he do then to get divorce from Catherine of Aragon? He demanded the clergy to recognise him as the sole protector and supreme head of the Church of England. This way, his religious authority was above the Pope's and he managed to introduce several acts among which was the one of divorce, introducing this reform to the Church of England.
And this is the moment when Queen Catherine of Aragon became Henry VIII's fist ex-wife. She died shortly after.
In the next post we will continue discovering more information about his wives in this TV-soap look-alike story.
See you soon and I hope you have enjoyed today's post.
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