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    King Henry VIII of England had six wives over his lifetime. He divorced two wives and had two others executed. His wives had varying experiences, from Katherine of Aragon who was his wife for 24 years to Anne of Cleves who Henry lost interest in upon their first meeting. The story is told from the perspective of Henry's sixth wife Catherine Parr who finds old letters from each of the first five wives and reads them to her maid Margaret, sharing their stories.

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    King Henry VIII of England had six wives over his lifetime. He divorced two wives and had two others executed. His wives had varying experiences, from Katherine of Aragon who was his wife for 24 years to Anne of Cleves who Henry lost interest in upon their first meeting. The story is told from the perspective of Henry's sixth wife Catherine Parr who finds old letters from each of the first five wives and reads them to her maid Margaret, sharing their stories.

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    King Henry VIII of England had six wives over his lifetime. He divorced two wives and had two others executed. His wives had varying experiences, from Katherine of Aragon who was his wife for 24 years to Anne of Cleves who Henry lost interest in upon their first meeting. The story is told from the perspective of Henry's sixth wife Catherine Parr who finds old letters from each of the first five wives and reads them to her maid Margaret, sharing their stories.

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    The passage provides details about King Henry VIII of England who had six wives. Some of his wives had very short and unhappy lives, as he divorced two and executed two others. His treatment of his wives is explored through letters written by the wives.

    King Henry divorced two of his wives - Katherine of Aragon and Anne of Cleves. He had Katherine divorced because she did not produce a male heir. He executed two wives - Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard - for adultery.

    King Henry VIII's wives lived lives filled with fear, loneliness and uncertainty. They walked around their rooms thinking of the King, wanting his affection and protection. Some faced very difficult and tragic ends like dying alone, sad and friendless.

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    HENRY VIII AND
    HIS SIX WIVES

    King Henry the Eighth of England was famous for many


    things, but he was also famous because he had six wives.
    He was not a kind husband. People say that when he was
    looking for a new wife, careful fathers took their daughters
    away from the palace. They did not want the King to
    choose their daughter to be the next Queen, because some
    of his Queens had very short and unhappy lives.

    Why did King Henry divorce two wives, and kill two
    others? What were his queens really like?

    Catherine Parr, the sixth wife, lived on after the King's


    death. One day she goes back to the palace of Whitehall
    and finds a box of old letters written to the King — one
    from each of the first five wives. She sits down to read
    them to her young maid, Margaret. The first letter is from
    the daughter of the King of Spain, Katherine of Aragon,
    who was Henry's wife for twenty-four years.
    She died alone and sad and friendless . . .
    JANET H A R D Y - G O U L D
    OXFORD
    was always asking questions and wanting answers immediately.
    Katherine of Aragon

    W
    e got up early the next morning and went to my favourite
    room. It has a wonderful view of the large
    gardens and the River Thames at the bottom.
    'Did you sleep well, Margaret?' I asked.
    Henry VIII and his Six Wives

    younger woman!' Margaret looked at the letter in my hand.


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    Henry VIII and his Six Wives

    During the last few weeks my life has been very hard. I
    have been very afraid and very lonely. I have walked
    around my room, thinking of you. I wanted you to take
    4
    ]ane Seymour

    P
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    'Holbein painted a fine picture of Anne of Cleves.'

    immediately fell in love with the beautiful woman in the


    picture and decided to marry her. So Anne sailed to England,
    and on her way to London she stopped for the night at a
    small town called Rochester. Henry couldn't wait
    26 Henry VIII and his Six Wives

    'Well, he learned that in her country Anne was engaged at


    one time to marry another man.'
    Katherine Howard

    I
    took the last letter out of the box and held it in my hand while I
    answered Margaret's questions. She
    30 Henry VIII and his Six Wives

    Margaret looked at the letter in my hand. 'I don't think that I would like to
    marry a fat old man with a bad leg
    32 Henry VIII and his Six Wives

    It's true that when I was a young girl, I was friendly with
    different young men. I was so young and stupid. I also
    spent a lot of time with Thomas Culpeper when I
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    42 Glossary
    44 ACTIVITIES
    46

    ACTIVITIES

    While Reading

    Read Chapter 1. One of Margaret's friends has helped her


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    48 ACTIVITIES: While Reading

    Read Chapter 6. Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?


    50 ACTIVITIES: After Reading
    52

    ABOUT THE AUTHOR

    Janet Hardy-Gould is an experienced teacher and teacher

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