The Six Wives of Henry VIII - Part 1 

Catherine of Aragon could have ruled the world if she had married a different king. Her parents were a world power

You're telling me that Catherine and Arthur were bethrowed for like 13 years and no one thought to teach them how to speak each other's languages?????

The way he threw Katherine away when she went into battle while pregnant and fought off an invasion, then delivered a trophy of their enemy to Henry as proof that the guy was fucking dead. Like, Henry was lucky to have her. Also, when she served as Spain's ambassador, Henry VII expected her to be easily manipulated, but she was like 'lol no' and was his political match. She was made to be queen.

*whenever Henry gets a wife* Executioner: ah s*** here we go again

Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived.

Divorced Beheaded Died Divorced Beheaded Survived ...and tonight we are Liiiiiiive

"Divorced, beheaded and died Divorced, beheaded, survived I'm Henry the Eigth, I had six sorry wives Some might say I ruined their lifes"

So, for some context for us to realize how old these womens were between each other when they married this sick man. *Catherine of Aragon:* - Married: age 24 - Divorced: age 47 *Anne Boleyn:* - Married: age 32 - Beheaded: age 35 *Jane Seymour:* - Married: age 28 - Died: age 29 *Anne of Cleves:* - Married: age 25 - Divorced: age 25 (same year) *Catherine Howard:* - Married: age 17 - Beheaded: age 19 *Catherine Parr:* - Married: age 31 - Survived: age 35 (Henry dies in 1547 leaving her widowed) Howard age gives me chills down the spine honestly, poor young girl...

Pretty sure they started a girl group and sang about their ex

Didn’t they start a girl band together or something?

I love the way Henry remarried 6 times to get a son when it was really him who couldn't produce a son not his wives😂

Henry VIII: ok next Woman: hi my name is Katheri- Henry VIII: ok marry me

Another game of: Did I get recommended a video about Henry VIII's wives because I watch too many history videos, or because I'm a musical fan. Find out more at 8

huh, so boleyn DID have a choker with her iconic “b” charm

History teacher: what happened to the 6 wives of Henry the eighth? *My friend turning off the lights* Me: Divorced...... Edit: I'm cryingg its been 1 year and someone commented on this and omg i had forgotten about this lyric game comment i cant-

* Henry wore black for 3 months * Queen Victoria: *Pathetic*

Oh all of Henry's wives, I felt sorry for Katherine the most (Anne of Clever close second). The woman did nothing short of what she was told to do, and died alone, broken hearted, and away from her daughter

At the end of the day, Anne had the last laugh. Her child was the longest living and most well known monarch of England 🤷🏾‍♀️

"confessed under torture" is just a different way of saying "made up a story so the pain would stop"

He married his brother's ex. Then he married her lady in waiting Then he married HER lady in waiting

I don't understand why Catherine of Aragon was not taught English. She was engaged around 4 or 5, so the knew way ahead of time. 🤦‍♀️

Good for Katherine, for fighting for her position. She was the only wife who authentically loved him. She deserved a much better fate.

The fact that Catherine of Aragon spoke several languages but no English

Catherine of Aragon was the true Queen of England

I learned more information in this 18 minute video than my 1 hour history lesson...

Catherine parr may have survived but it was short lived, Anne of cleeves came to be the most respected of his wives as she lived the longest and most wealthy. She also maintained a strong relationship with her step daughters.

- Divorced "meaning survived" - Beheaded "what a loss Anne was unique" - Died "I see Jane as a survivor too saved from Henry by death" - Divorced "Thank God She escaped that hell" - Beheaded "Poor young innocent baby sheep sacrificed 💔" - Survived "The ultimate queen cuz she said yes to everything no drama"

13:45 The executioner from Calais, France was indeed the master of his craft, both technically and psychologically. When Anne was kneeling down next to the chopping block, blindfolded, the swordsman shouted in French: give me my sword! In reality he already had the sword in his hands and he dealt a swift and clean blow, ending Anne's life. The idea was to catch the queen unawares and to kill her as quickly, painlessly and as stress-free as possible.

Just saw the musical "Six" about Henry from his six wive's perspective...amazing and wonderful!!!

He wanted me- *O B V I O U S L Y*

Henry: wants to divorce his wife The pope said nope Henry: We could make a religon out of this. only true bill wurtz and SIX fans understand my joke

my heart breaks for anne. i’ve always felt so close to her for a reason. as soon i learned about her, i was fascinated and also heartbroken by her marriage with henry. rip :(

Just listen to SIX the musical, literally I now have their names, and stories memorized

It is so devastating to see Catherine of Aragon's condition, she deserved a husband much better than Henry VIII . In these conditions, it was completely natural for Mary to harbour intense hatred for the Protestant faith which she exhibited by executing Protestants mercilessly during her reign.

How cruel do you have to be to forbid a child from mourning the death of their own mother? I always pictured Mary as the Villain but when you look at what she went through early in her life it’s no wonder she turned out the way she did.

“Confinement” for the pregnant queens was actually extremely dangerous, and not only because they were made to avoid fresh air and sunlight.

7:57 GREW UP IN THE FRENCH COURT, “OUI OUI, BONJOUR”. Edit: HOLY CRAP! Look at all those un deserved likes! Thank you!!💖

He got down on one knee but I said no way! Packed my bags and moved into a n-n-nunnery! Joined a gospel choir, our riffs were on fire! At the top of the charts is where I'm gonna stay!

Fun fact: henry was married to Catherine of Aragon longer than all of his other wives combined

no one: my one brain cell: *tall, large, Henry the 8th, supreme head of the church of England*

Only 1530's kids will remember

I never knew that Catherine of Aragon actively supported Henry VIII in wars. How sad that she was treated so cruelly. In spite of all Henry did, his daughters still became monarchs. God's will always prevails.

Omg there is three Catherine’s they can be like the heathers

Imagine history if Henry has stayed with Catherine of Aragon and never had Elizabeth and Edward

I honestly think that if Jane lived longer, she might have been able to slowly help Henry, and I doubt he would divorce or kill her since she was the only one who gave him a son. Plus, she WAS the only one to get a true funeral and Henry didn’t go at any other women for quite a bit.

I love how everybody here is six the musical fans lmao 😂

List of students/faculty that Henry married Catharine of Aragon: school teacher Anne Boleyn: fun loving troublemaker fashionista Jane Seymour: a good girl student Anne of Cleaves: foriegn exchange student Katherine Howard: prom queen bee Catharine Parr: principal

Me during Catherine of Aragon’s part: There’s No N-N-N-N-No WAY, THERE’S NO WAY

who is Henry VIII? I'm sorry it's just that I lived many years before him so I don't really know

A normal history video: And so these are the wives of henry the ei- The queendom: *WELCOME TO THE SHOW TO THE HISTOREMIX*

The Six references in the comments are giving me life lmao

Video: Jane Seymour My brain: don’t do it Me: b-but I want to Brain: D O N T me: THE ONLY ONE HE EVER LOVEDDD

Catherine: Let’s have a wedding *1 day later, the wedding* Henry VIII: *YoU lOoK lIkE a HoUrSe!!*

And i’ve only just finished looking at all of the Six songs too- eX wIvEs

Anne’s last words were “My neck is small”

lol i love how everyone here came from six the musical

Katherine of Aragon did not live to see the dissolution of the monasteries, which started in earnest after both her and Anne Boleyn were dead. I’m tired of the narrative that Anne played a game in seducing Henry by withholding sex. That comes from the hindsight of knowing what happened, but Anne would have had no idea that refusing to be his mistress would have the effect of making him more infatuated with her. It’s far more likely that she simply had no interest in being a mistress, and flat out refused him and hoped he’d forget about her. Unfortunately, he basically harassed her and wouldn’t leave her alone and it was only until he proposed to her that she realized he would never let her marry anyone else and her only real choices were to accept his proposal, flee to a nunnery or risk an even worse fate. I look at Anne’s case, at least at first, as one of a woman being sexually harassed and making the best of a bad situation. Once she agreed to the marriage and was committed, yes, she was an active participant in the ‘great matter’, but I don’t think her grand design was angling for a crown from the beginning. It’s not a fair or accurate representation of what was actually going on at the time

THEATRE KIDS LETS GO

I played Jane Seymour when I was 8 in primary school it was fun. During curtain call as I was walking to the front of the stage I accidentally stood on my costume dropping the doll that substituted as Edward at the time me & everyone in the assembly hall laughed now I'm mortified as an adult.

Nobody: Absolutely Nobody: Henry: Mary, You're not allowed to be sad about your mom's death.

“DON’T LOSE YOUR HEAD”

When he saw her portrait he was like JAH!

I honestly think Catherine of Aragon was his best wife she unlike other women of Henry was true for his love and a real badass

Catherine of Aragon was so smart, kind, and had so much potential. If she didn't got stuck with Henry and married another worthy king, she would've become a powerful queen.

Katherine of Aragon is my favorite Queen.

I watch one animatic of Six and all of a sudden RU-vid starts recommending me actually educational videos about the queens

pardons if someone has already pointed this out but the portrait you included about a minute into the video is not catherine but her sister, joanna. on a more positive note your channel is great and i love to listen to your videos while i knit!

I’m pretty sure we all know that what really happened was that they started a girl band dedicated to taking the spotlight and trashing Henry. “Catherine was A MASSIVE A-“

Catherine: *selling jewelry to survive* Henry VII: *feels bad* Also Henry VII: Can I marry you? Catherine: Ask my dad! *runs away freaked out* Henry VII: Can I marry your daughter, Ferdinand? Ferdinand II: Ew now, you're gross, you're a freak for wanting to marry my teenage daughter. You are like in your 50s and you want to marry young girls? You are one gross man Henry VII: *storms off in anger*

Fun fact, my best friend shares a birthday with Mary, Katherine of Aragon’s daughter while I share a birthday with Elizabeth the first, Anne Boleyn’s daughter

I still can't believe how many wives he had. It's insane how polygamy was allowed back then. This was a really good video. I always enjoy knowing more about these ancient kings and queens from back in the day. Your voice is perfect for narrating these types of videos. I felt like I was watching a documentary, in a good way. I'm looking forward to watching the next parts. Keep it up! 😁

Man there’s no way I’m going to stop watching these videos! I might lose my head if I stop watching these! My heart of stone can’t wait for I new video I might get down while watching these Henry the 8th videos are all I wanna watch I don’t need your love when I have these! *I’ll go home*

My reactions to the 6 wives pt. 1 Catherine of aragon - NO WAY girl u did not Anne Boleyn- awwww girl DONT LOSE YOUR HEAD Jane Seymour- this woman sure has a HEART OF STONE

Katherine and Arthur both spoke Latin, so it isn't true they couldn't converse.

Jane’s Labor lasted three days, and the doctors asked Henry who they were going to save, he said the son because he could easily find a new wife

Hearing about what happened to Catherine of Aragon it’s easy to understand why Mary was the way she was her father was truly messed up makes me feel bad for her

Thank god for uploading this! The Six wives are a pretty big subject right, especially for theatre fans.

I came from Six the musical and it actually made Anne sound like the young and dumb one but I though not dumb she was fun

Thank you for making this video. It's really helpful but to the point with the facts. Love it.

I really feel bad for Catherine she was the only one who didn't do nothing wrong she just didn't have a boy

I was listening to Six Now I found myself LEARNING about the six wives xd

I have a strange fascination with King Henry ,and his wives. It's just mind blowing to me. I can't get over it.

Catherine of Aragorn was abit of a badass gotta admit

Tall, large, henrey the 8th I’ll stop now lmao

Who is just watching this cause of the six ex wives musical?😂😂😂

Gets a divorcement ad before watching 😳

Little did Henry know that all 6 of them would team up and make an awsome band

Turn away while you can. This isn’t for teaching. *This is for musical nerds*

I like learning about the royal family's in history and Henry's wives are no different

i've been waiting for a video about all of Henry's wives from you! you narrate your videos so well

keep up the great work! looking forward to your next video

Not many know this, but yellow was the color for mourning in Spain. It could be Henry's secret way of honoring his first wife, whom he did love for most of their lives together.

The timely research on this is much appreciated

In all honesty, I think I like Jane the most.. It’s believed that King Henry absolutely adored Jane because of her kindness and how pleasant she was. Out of all the queens, she was the most pure and innocent I think. In a way, I think of her death as a revenge type thing, because of how poorly King Henry treated the other queens.

Ms. Holliday, you are VERY GOOD at making documentaries. You go straight to the info and keep the info at the front, top, throughout. Too many docs take more than 5 minutes to get to the information, what the doc is supposed to be about. Some docs, reviews, videos period, are tooooo long -- and that's because of the mush and fluff in the beginning and throughout. Some 15 minute reviews, videos -- of anything, are, say, 15 minutes. The information could have been covered in 7. Great job on ALL your videos.

Her: Anne lived in the sophisticated french court Me: GREW UP IN A FRENCH COURT, UI UI BONJOUR...

Lol my mum was like "oh anne of cleves looks nice" i was laughing so hard because henry ovi didnt think so

To behead people you once loved and shared time with is truly insane.

Absolutely fascinating, love Tudor history and particularly Henry the eighth and all of his wives. They are all compelling and all so completely different. However, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Parr were all early forerunners of women's rights and education.

King Henry must be like “Huh? They started a band?! Oh..WAIT ABOUT ME?! Well if Jane Seymour is alive.. NEVER MIND!”