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How to remember what happened to the six wives of Henry VIII

To recall what happened to Henry VIII's wives, in chronological order, remember this rhyme

                                    Divorced, beheaded, died.

                                    Divorced, beheaded, survived.

To further help you, see below:

 

Divorced

Henry the eighth first wife was divorced

 

Beheaded

Henry the eighth second wife was beheaded

 

Died

Henry the eighth third wife died

 

Divorced

Henry the eighth Fourth wife was divorced

 

Beheaded

Henry the eighth fifth wife was beheaded

 

Survived

Henry the eighth fifth wife survived

NOTE: It's helpful to remember that the last wife, Catherine Parr, obviously survived Henry VIII as she acted as his nurse until he died.

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