Henry VIII became King of England after the death of his father, Henry VII, and was crowned on April 21, 1509, at Westminster Abbey when he was 18 years old. The ceremony was a grand affair that included a procession from the Tower of London.
Henry VIII's had six wives, they were, in order, Catherine of Aragon, 1509 -1533. (Marriage - annulled), Anne Boleyn, 1533-1536,(beheaded), Jane Seymour, 1536-1537 (died from childbirth complications), Anne of Cleves 1540, about 6 months (marriage annulled), Catherine Howard, 1540-1542 (beheaded), and Catherine Parr, 1543-1547, (about 4 years until Henry's death). (survived Henry).
A popular, though not entirely accurate, rhyme describes their fates: "Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived".
