Six women became queens beside Henry VIII. Two were cast aside, two were executed, one died after giving him the son he demanded, and one survived him. Mind of Wonder tells the real story of Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr, so you come away knowing what actually happened behind the famous rhyme.
Failed pregnancies, religious upheaval, family ambition, political traps, and a king whose affection could turn to suspicion with terrifying speed. Where historians disagree, or a story is only a legend, we say so.
00:00 Six queens, one king
00:54 Wife number one: Catherine of Aragon
03:55 Wife number two: Anne Boleyn
06:41 Wife number three: Jane Seymour
09:15 Wife number four: Anne of Cleves
11:42 Wife number five: Catherine Howard
14:42 Wife number six: Catherine Parr
17:53 The dark truth behind the rhyme
Which of Henry VIII's six wives do you think suffered the darkest fate, and why? Tell us in the comments.
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