HENRY VIII

Here are some facts about King Henry the VIII:

* His last name was Tudor like his dad, Henry the VII.

* Henry was famous for his love of music. It is said he composed the tune Greensleeves.

* Henry was fond of cock-fighting so he had his own cock-fighting pit built in Whitehall in London.

*Henry was a show off. He organised a great tournament near Calais in France, known as the Field of the Cloth of Gold. It seemed mainly a chance for him to display his own sporting talents.

* Henry was an expert archer.He used to have competitions with a hundred of his guards and often did well.

* Henry is famous for his six wives. But, did you know that just in one year (1536) his first wife ( Catherine) died, his second ( Anne Boleyn) was beheaded and he married his third (Jane Seymour).

WIVES

1.) Catherine of Aragon ( Daughter Mary 1) Fate: divorced

2.) Anne Boleyn ( Daughter Elizabeth) Fate: Executed

3.) Jane Seymour ( son Edward VI) Fate: Died in child birth

4.) Anne of Cleves Fate: Divorced

5.) Catherine Howard Fate: Executed

6.) Katherine Parr SURVIVED!