Henry VIII the man who couldn't support a wife. Henry VIII was a bad man who got away with beheading two of his wives and basing his entire opinion of them on their appearance. He had six wives: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Kathryn Howard and Katherine Parr. Each wife had a different role in her life and each loved differently. Henry VIII had a long life with some parts better than others. Henry VIII was born on 28 June 1491 in Greenwich Palace (Henry VIII King of England). His mother was Elizabeth of York and his father was Henry VII and he had a brother named Arthur Tudor (Henry VIII King of England). When he was younger he was a thin, healthy man, not the sickly, overweight man that modern society imagines as King Henry VIII (Henry VIII King of England). After his brother's death, which occurred when Henry was only ten years old, he married Catherine of Aragon. He died on 28 January 1547 (Henry VIII king of England). Catherine of Aragon was born on 16 December 1485 in Alcalá de Henares in Spain (Catherine of Aragon). His mother was...