Catherine of Aragon

Wife 1

  • Catherine was originally brought from Spain to marry Henry's elder brother, Arthur.

  • Arthur died a few months after the wedding and Catherine married HenryVIII.

  • She failed to give him a son who lived only a daughter, Mary.

  • Henry said God was punishing him for marrying his brothers widow. Henry divorced this wife thereby quarrelling with the Pope and setting in motion the English Reformation.

Six wives