HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
Question
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Jane Seymour
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Catherine Howard
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Katherine of Aragon
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Anne Boleyn
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Detailed explanation-1: -Catherine of Aragon, (born December 16, 1485, Alcalá de Henares, Spain-died January 7, 1536, Kimbolton, Huntingdon, England), first wife of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47).
Detailed explanation-2: -Katherine was first married to Henry’s older brother, Arthur, who died soon afterwards. With their prudent father’s blessing, Henry chose to marry his brother’s widow in 1509 to continue the Spanish alliance (and to hang on to her dowry).
Detailed explanation-3: -King Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon, the first of six wives he will have in his lifetime. When Catherine failed to produce a male heir, Henry divorced her against the will of the Roman Catholic Church, thus precipitating the Protestant Reformation in England.
Detailed explanation-4: -The last of Henry VIII wives was Katherine Parr, who he married in July 1543. She proved to be a kind wife who looked after Henry in his sickness, and a good stepmother to the king’s three children, Mary, Elizabeth and Edward. Katherine had many ties to the royal family from a young age.