enry VIII had many achievements during his near 40 year reign. He built grand palaces such as Hampton Court and St. James. He established Trinity College and endowed five professorships. He founded the modern day Church of England and liberated England from Papal authority. He also was the first English monarch to be called "Majesty." Despite all of these accomplishments, Henry is probably most remembered for his bevy of wives. Some ambitious, some passive, some influential, all of Henry's wives possessed some quality that made them stake their own claim in English history. Born: Dec. 16th, 1485 Father: Ferdinand V of Aragon Mother: Isabella of Castile Married: Nov. 14th, 1501 (Arthur, Prince of Wales). June 11th, 1509 (Henry VIII) Children: Mary I (Feb. 18th, 1516) Annullment: 1533 Death: January 7th, 1536 From: Cancer ~ Click Here ~ Born: c.1500 Father: Thomas Boleyn Mother: Elizabeth Howard Married: January 1533 Children: Elizabeth 1 (September 7th, 1533) Annullment: May 17th, 1536 Death: May 19th, 1536 From: Beheading ~ Click Here ~ Born: c. 1509 Father: Sir John Seymour Mother: Margaret Wentworth Married: May 30th, 1536 Children: Edward VI(October 12th, 1537) Death: October 24th, 1537 From: Complications from childbirth. ~ Click Here ~ Born: 1515 Father: John, 3rd Duke of Cleves Mother: Marie of Julich Married: January 6th, 1540 Children: None Annullment: July, 1540 Death: July 16th, 1557 From: Declining illness. ~ Click Here ~ Born: 1520 Father: Lord Edmund Howard Mother: Joyce Culpeper Married: July 28th, 1540 Children: None Death: February 13th, 1542 From: Beheading. ~ Click Here ~ Born: 1512 Father: Sir Thomas Parr of Kendal Mother: Maud Green Married: 1526 (Lord Edward Borough of Gainsborough). 1533 (John Neville, Lord Latimer). July 12th, 1543 (Henry VIII). 1547 (Thomas Seymour) Widowed: January 28th, 1547 Children: Mary (1548) for Thomas Seymour. Death: September 5th, 1548 From: Complications from childbirth. ~ Click Here ~