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Henry VIII. (centre) with his six wives:
Catherine of Aragon. (married 1509; divorced 1533)
Anne Boleyn (married 1533; executed 1536)
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves (married 1540; divorced 1540)
Catherine Howard. (married 1540, executed 1542)
Catherine Parr (married 1543, died 1547, widowed)
Although it seems Henry liked his women, one should also remember that he had some difficulty in producing a male heir suitable for the throne, and that the succession was by no means certain.