Henry VIII's first wife and mother of Mary I
Catherine was divorced by Henry in 1533 and died in 1536. |
Henry VIII's second wife and mother of Elizabeth.
Henry was by now tired of Anne and wanted rid of her. He had no intention of waiting for a divorce so his ministers invented evidence showing that Anne had been unfaithful and had plotted the death of the King. She was found guilty and was executed
in May 1536. |
Henry VIII's third wife and mother or Edward VI.Although Henry became concerned when Jane did not become pregnant immediately, he was delighted when she gave birth to a son, Edward, in October 1538. Henry was very upset when Jane died a month later. On his deathbed,
Henry requested to be buried next to Jane. |