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Jane, Anne, Catherine, and Catherine: The Last Four Wives of Henry VIII (ep. 14.6)

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Henry VIII was married to his first wife for 23 years. It took him only 15 years to blow through the next five wives. I covered the first two wives in episode 14.5. In this episode, I cover:

  • Wife #3: Jane Seymour, who died of childbirth after providing Henry with his heir
  • Wife #4: Anne of Cleves, who Henry called "loathsome" and was richly rewarded for going quietly
  • Wife #5: Catherine Howard, who in modern times would be called a victim of abuse, but in Tudor times was called adulterous
  • Wife #6: Catherine Parr, who had a head on her shoulders and managed to survive.


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