14.6 Jane, Anne, Catherine, and Catherine: The Last Four Wives of Henry VIII

Henry VIII was married to his first wife for 23 years. It took him only 15 years to blow through the next five wives. I covered the first two wives in episode 14.5. In this episode, I cover:

• Wife #3: Jane Seymour, who died of childbirth after providing Henry with his heir
• Wife #4: Anne of Cleves, who Henry called "loathsome" and was richly rewarded for going quietly
• Wife #5: Catherine Howard, who in modern times would be called a victim of abuse, but in Tudor times was called adulterous
• Wife #6: Catherine Parr, who had a head on her shoulders and managed to survive.

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