The Six Wives of Henry VIII

[xLeanara]

Nice work!

[mtsubasinghe]

oooh..... thank u for posting this video. It's sooooooooooo useful for me because I learn it at school. thx :)

[TudorRose85]

Best 28 seconds ever.

[noblebird1988]

I wonder what music this?

[libby1994]

Why is it that with Henry the minute u deny his plea for sex he goes and hops on another woman. and then many more women after that to where he is showing little caring for you. Then if you don't give him a son after three tries thats it your done for?

[libby1994]

when did this series come out and where can I find it.

[mygirlcrazy]

what the name of the song?

[HistoryLover1550]

Love this series!

[margie2262]

WHERE DO YOU FIND THESE VIDEOS AT? ARE THEY EVER ON CABLE? i LOVED SHOWTIMES..THE TUDORS & WATCHED IT OVER & OVER AGAIN. THE ONLY OTHER FILM IVE SEEN ABOUT KING HENRY WAS "THE SIX WIVES OF KING HENRY" tHAT WAS BORING & ALMOST LOUSY ACTING.

THANKS.....MARGIE

[PeaceLoveSmile4]

EPIC!

Although I think I would have done Jane as something more sophisticated than mother since Anne and Katherine were mothers too.

[azrael407]

@PeaceLoveSmile4 i think they focus on that because of the fact that she was the only wife to bore him a son

[KendraWilk]

Didn't Edward become King??

[azrael407]

@KendraWilk yup and died six years after

[TOOTERSFAN]

right because Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn weren't mothers...only Jane was. This is stupid.

[mccaberp]

@TOOTERSFAN Anne Boleyn was the mother of Elizabeth I so you're very wrong.

[steinfurstein]

Divorcée, Décapitée, Morte à l'accouchement, Divorcée, Décapitée, Survivante. XD

Divorced, Beheaded, Died in childbirth, Divorced, Beheaded, Survivor... XD

[sebrina321]

Henry only has one son, that is Edward, but he died early that why Mary become the queen and then it is Elizabeth

[Ceri40]

Henry had a few sons during his life. With Katherine his first wife Henry, Duke of Cornwall was the name of two sons of King Henry VIII of England and his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Henry in total had six children by Catherine of Aragon; two girls, three boys, and one whose sex is unrecorded. Only one of their children, Princess Mary (later Queen Mary I) survived infancy.

[GoingGoldenWCU]

He also had an illegitimate son by Elizabeth Blount whom he made Duke of Richmond. He may have also had one by Anne Boleyn's sister Mary.

[azrael407]

@GoingGoldenWCU they suspect that both of mary's were his-of course he doesnt acknowledge them as he does with henry of fitzroy

[WinterxBlazes]

This documentary rocks.

[FizzledJelly]

About 15% of England are religious, so it doesn't really matter.

[SnarkedGirl]

Maybe you missed the fact the Henry wanted to divorce from Catherine of Aragon as she couldn't have a son. The point was that she was the wife of his brother and so, even if she told him they've never had sex, he tought they just had a doughter and no son as a punishment from God.

That's the point. Not Ann Boleyn or her execution.

Probably he would have divorced in any case.

[lillethia]

@SnarkedGirl Catherine of Aragon bore the king sons, but they all died. He divorced her when she was too old to have more children.

[billysharp15]

he had 2 wives, 4 if youre a catholic.

stephen fry

[dhgjas]

You what I don't get, why they thought his marriage to Katherine was cursed because god was punishing him for the sin of marrying his brothers wife, did it cross no one's mind back then that god might be punishing him for the sin of ADULTERY?

[neferthys]

lol do you want to be the one to suggest that when you've watched him cut off his wifes head and all you ever looked the wrong way at you? lol

[mccaberp]

@dhgjas You're dumb.

[libby1994]

@dhgjas exactly I dont get how the man can cheat on his wife with whatever woman he wanted but the minute she does it She gets executed

[spartacus3ful]

@dhgjas

Henry did not begin his affair with Anne Boleyn until Catherine was well past her childbearing time, though he did have an illegitimate son with Bessie Blount as well as an affair (and a reputed son) with Mary Boleyn while Catherine was still young. The warning in Leviticus really means that a man should not take his brother's wife while his brother is still alive (casual casting off of wives was practiced in ancient Israel), and actually commands that he care for his brother's widow

[persebra]

@dhgjas thats completely idiotic. his brother was dead years before young henry married katherine. in fact in old testament of the bible didnt have have something about men having the right, even the obligated to marry widows of kinsmen?

[janeseymourphoenix]

What do you all think of these titles for the wives:

KOA: Warrior

AB: Politician

JS: Diplomat

AOC: Friend

KH: Flirt

CP: Academic

[gapeachjessica]

I like it!

[stokrotka1011]

I agree with these titles

[GoddessofHyrule]

Much better!

[Darienlover999]

@janeseymourphoenix I like it. I didn't like that only Jane Seymour got the mother title when the first three were all mothers of his children, but yours are perfect. :)

[Jakegothicsnake]

@janeseymourphoenix Not bad. Although "flirt" seems more like a G-rated version of several choice titles I have for KH. LOL

[Simhawk09]

I don't know if I would consider Katherine Howard a victim. She sort of dug her own grave in my opinion. They were all victims I guess.

[Destenation94]

Indeed great intro

[nitewanderer]

I absolutely love this documentry

[AriaBocelli]

This video is so powerful!

[Lemoncurry5]

What's interesting is that Henry may have married six women but an annulment means that a marrige never existed and therefore he could make his children illegitimate. His marriges to Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Howard we're all annulled so that leaves two wives, Jane Seymour and Catherine Parr.

[alabam5]

Did you hear that on QI?

[Lemoncurry5]

Well yes but I've heard it before QI but you know, if Stephen Fry said it then it simply must be so! (even though I know QI have been wrong, they always admit to it afterwards.)

[alabam5]

Haha, i am like that about Stephen Fry too! He could tell me anything and i would believe him.

[Lemoncurry5]

Haha exactly! Maybe I'm being naive but I belive and agree with everything that man say's! :P

[YeOldeTune]

I think that Catherine Howard marriage was never annulled.

[Lemoncurry5]

You might be right, I thought that because she commited adultery and was beheaded on the grounds of treason then Henry must have annulled the marrige first. He did it with Anne Boleyn.

[JuliaDrusilla8]

I Loved This! ^-^

[peaceloveandrock1]

this looks good

[Spottedleaf247]

who were the six wives on king henry VIII??

[galveston]

Katherine of Aragon

Anne Boleyn

Jane Seymour

Anna of Cleves

Catherine Howard

Catherine Parr

[Spottedleaf247]

thx

[katharinethequene]

Catherine of Aragon (Catalina de Aragon)

Anne Boleyn/Bullen

Jane Seymour

Anne of Cleves (Anna von Kleves)

Catherine Howard

Catherine Parr/Parre

[Spottedleaf247]

thanx

[objdvarm]

Is this a movie?

[NachoNess3542]

nah it was a pbs special a while back it was pretty cool

[objdvarm]

Thanks

[NachoNess3542]

you could probably find it here on youtube if you looked for it

[extremaduraa]

se te ha olcidado poner, y zorra...

[AnaliaHyrule]

y catalina parr? y ana de cleves?

[britneystars2]

Can you tell Me where you got the melody?

[jesussservant7]

many say king henry was doomed to hell.some say this because he had six wives in his hand.six were represented by the devil.may god have mercy upon your soul.

[MinakoTomoe]

yeah she was 19, i love starkeys book, it is the most authentic and has been hailed as the most true to form as katherine howard was NOT wanton or slutty and in no way an adulterer, there is no proof she was...retha m warnicke and weir would have readers beleive her adultery to be true but there is no fact

[talkape]

Katherine was 19 when executed

[lisalisa248621]

i kinda felt sorry in a way for katerine

howard because of her age being that only

about 17 years old.those men that she loved

what shame they had to die.

[kitty737]

Is this a movie i really want to watch it

[galveston]

It's a documentary miniseries narrated by David Starkey. I'm sure you can order it online by the above title at amazon. :)

[BlueMiscellany]

Yeah, you can get it for about £20/£30

[sweetcupcake34]

i think it was on the history channel or the british channel, it was really good and interesting.

[zrtproductions]

i bought it at barnes and noble for about thirty bucks

[babyfey]

Thank you for posting this, as well as all the other videos. I also love that you add your own knowledge to the summaries, it really adds to the content! I really don't have a favorite, as they were all such strong and unique women in a world where men had absolute power, and I find qualities in each of them that I can look up to.

[littlemisssunnydale]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoy the vids!

[TonksPinkHairedGirl]

she was a iind women, the people's queen, she did a lot of england

[galveston]

She commanded the troops at the battle of Flodden in 1514 while Henry was away in France. She acted as regent.  Katherine was remarkably brave.

[anniepunk666]

is this a movie???

[saturninesmile]

it's a documentary. i watched it on PBS five years ago.

[paire4ever]

this is the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TonksPinkHairedGirl]

no she wasnt a saint but she wouldnt have turned out as bad if it wasnt for her father and anne boleyn's treatment of her

[galveston]

Mary wasn't a saint during her reign, but she was just a young girl when Anne married her father. Anne didn't have any sympathy for her--like they say, karma's a bitch. He does it with you, he'll do it to you.

[federerserena]

i feel sorry for catherine howard - poor girl !! and anne boleyn - he was so mean..

[TudorRose85]

You need help if you hate Katharine of Aragon that much! Every comment I read of yours about her is negative.

[AndromedaMariaCarmen]

why do I need help?

[YeOldeTune]

I agree. The six were his true Queens during the time they were married to him.

[katie9918]

Actually, the only *false* queen was Anne Boleyn. In the eyes of the Church, Henry's marriage to the concubine was invalid and thus when Katherine died, he was free to marry Jane Seymour. Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard were never crowned, so they never actually held the title of queen consort. The only queens who were actually crowned and whose marriages to Henry were valid were the first and last Queen Katherines.

And do you have *anything* productive to say about Katherine of Aragon?

[katie9918]

I never said you weren't entitled to dislike her, but you've never given any reasons as to why you haven't, just post negative comments about her.

And it's not a matter of whether you're Catholic or not. For the record, I am not. It's a matter of what's right and wrong and what Henry and Anne (yes, she was just as guilty as he was) did to Katherine and Mary was just inhuman.

[katie9918]

There are different kinds of strength. Katherine of Aragon had the strength of her convictions. She knew damn well that she was right and that nothing could take that away from her, no matter what else Henry and Anne managed to strip her of. She remained steadfast in her convictions.

She might not have been a society-climbing egotist who trampled over everyone in her way, but that doesn't mean she wasn't a strong woman.

Even on her deathbed, she refused to relent to pressure.

[littlemisssunnydale]

Firstly in the eyes of the Catholic Church Henry and Jane's marriage was unlawful. Any marriages that occurred between those outside the Church (and Henry was not a member of the Church) was viewed as invalid. When Edward VI came to the throne the question of his legitimacy was raised. Some including Charles V, even thought Mary should press her rights as early as 1553 because Edward was in his eyes illegitimate and Mary the only child of Henry's recognised by the Church...

[littlemisssunnydale]

None of Henry's later marriages were thus recognised because they married into the new Church of England.

Secondly, in regards to Katherine, Anne and Henry, the true victims were not just Katherine or Mary, but Anne also highlighted by the way she was disposed off. We also have no solid evidence that Anne did anything to Mary apart from threaten to do someone towards her.

[littlemisssunnydale]

It was the king, not Anne, who ensured that Mary's household was reduced and who refused to see her until she submitted to him. It was Henry and Cromwell who ensured that she was watched constantly by their supporters. Anne and Mary both verbally abused one another (Anne called Mary a bastard; Mary retaliated by calling Anne a mistress and her sister illegitimate). Both suffered from Henry's actions and Mary continued to be hounded after Anne's death until she submitted to Henry in late 1536.

[littlemisssunnydale]

As for strengths of conviction, both Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn were religious women. Unfortunately some biased books suggest that only one woman was and the other some vixen (I'm thinking greatly of Weir's poor unscholarly work on the six wives here). Both had their flaws, both contributed to the turbulent changes that occurred in England in the 1530s, and I think both can be greatly admired.

[YeOldeTune]

Yes, it's hard to see that.

[katie9918]

Anne's the embodiment of qualities that I would find reprehensible in *anyone*, be they man, woman, or child.

[TonksPinkHairedGirl]

what about hitler?

[TonksPinkHairedGirl]

well she certainly was a bad, cruel women but admittedly she wasnt as bad as hitler- she didnt kill millions of people or start a world war

[TonksPinkHairedGirl]

really good series!

[TonksPinkHairedGirl]

well she certainly was a bad, cruel women but admittedly she wasnt as bad as hitler- she didnt kill millions of people or start a world war

[AndromedaMariaCarmen]

agreed on the second part of your comment! Now HITLER is the embodiment of qualities I'd find reprehensible in anyone- looks included. I actually feel sorry for Eva Braun.

[TonksPinkHairedGirl]

yeah eva didnt do anything wrong yet shes banded evil coz she was married to hitler

[AndromedaMariaCarmen]

well- for a day. ;) but yeah- all she did was swim and daydream. She actually tried to commit suicide many times before Hitler coerced her into it from what I know. I think she was terrified to leave him.

[TonksPinkHairedGirl]

well i know i would be! but then again i would never have maried him in the first place!

[littlemisssunnydale]

What qualities do you speak of? For like every human she had her faults, like for example a temper, but she had her admirable qualities too including her sense of piety (which is unfairly overlooked), her sharp mind in political and theological matters; she was kind to her intimates as they later recorded. Personally I see her as someone with faults, but that does not stop me from admiring her greatly in the context of her time.

[YeOldeTune]

And some people do not know than Martin Luther and his supporters in Wittenberg where on Catherine's side and they never accepted Anne as Queen or her marriage as a valid one.

[TonksPinkHairedGirl]

yeah! well said

[TonksPinkHairedGirl]

why? what did she EVER do that was horrible?

[justlooking213]

Henrys logic doesnt cut it here He forced the Laws of Leviticus on Kat & not Anne when the laws apply more to Anne than Kat b/c Arthur was dead but Anne sister Mary was alive Henry convinced himself he was doing Gods will but being married to 2 women is bigamy & bigamy is outlawed by both Churches & the state I cant acknowledge this marraige either

[TonksPinkHairedGirl]

that is very true!! although he and mary where not married im sure in the eyes of the church it was wrong in fact it was becuase he had to get this special permission thing to marry anne because mary had been his mistress