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The Six Wives of Henry VIIIBeyond 'Divorced, beheaded, died...'. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Six Wives | Podcast series

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Six WivesPeeling back the myths

A 19th-century painting shows Henry VIII meeting Anne Boleyn, as ladies-in-waiting and courtiers look on (Photo by Heritage Image Partnership Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo)

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Inside the six wives' bedchamber: the stories of Tudor ladies-in-waiting. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Replicas of necklaces belonging to Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII's fourth wife (Photo by Angela-Treasures For A Queen - Etsy)

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Queens of bling: the importance of jewellery to Henry VIII's six wives. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Henry VIII’s six wivesSecrets of the Tudor queens

Painting of Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn. Several servants as well as Cardinal Wolsey look on.

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From service to survival: what happened to the households of Henry VIII’s six wives?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Peterborough Cathedral

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History heritageThe spaces linked to Hanry VIII's wives

Top, left to right: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour. Bottom, left to right: Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Katherine Parr.

Tudor

Henry VIII’s six wives: your guide to the Tudor king's queen consorts

Portrait of Jane Seymour, third wife of Henry VIII, 1536. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images)

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Henry VIII's six wives in a different light. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Dan Jones and Suzannah Lipscomb on 'Henry VIII And His Six Wives'

Creative photo composite featuring a cutout portrait of King Henry VIII next to a box filled with red paper hearts and a small portrait of a Tudor woman inside a heart on the box lid, against a light blue background

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Henry VIII’s mistresses: who else did the Tudor king sleep with?

Holbein's portrait of Henry VIII

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QuizHenry VIII's wives

Six wives of Henry VIII

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The six wives of Henry VIII quiz

A stylised illustration shows a hand holding a large, brightly coloured flower. In the centre of the flower is a person’s face, framed by vivid red‑orange petals. Green leaves extend from the stem, each containing faint, sketch‑like faces. The background is dark and textured, creating contrast with the bright central flower.

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The curse of the Boleyns: how Anne's fall doomed her family. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A smiling woman in a tweed jacket stands in an office lined with bookshelves, resting her hand on the shoulder of a bearded bronze bust that's wearing a white hard hat.

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“George IV should have been a hairdresser”: Lucy Worsley on rethinking Britain's royal past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An illustration of King Henry VIII and his six wives

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The hidden lives of Henry VIII's six wives. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A stylised illustration of a rally or public gathering. In the foreground, dark silhouettes of people hold up smartphones, their screens glowing as they record a central speaker on a stage. The speaker stands with a microphone, flanked by two figures in dark clothing and sunglasses. Behind them, a large blank flag is raised, and a dramatic red backdrop shows an enlarged shadow of the speaker, creating a sense of spectacle and media attention.

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Are there still fascists in the 21st century? Six experts weigh up the evidence. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Three Tudor-era children sit at a table within an ornate architectural frame, dressed in elaborate period clothing, with small round objects laid out before them.

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Royal rivalries10 of the most famous sibling relationships. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A collage of Tudor figures. Each square shows a different monarch or noble figure in 16th‑ or early‑17th‑century dress, including ruffs, jewelled headpieces, and richly decorated garments. Recognisable figures such as Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Mary I, Elizabeth I, and James I appear among the portraits. The grid highlights variations in artistic style, clothing, and facial depiction across the period.

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Think you know everything about the Tudors? Here are 15 facts that will prove you wrong. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A large illustration of Henry VIII with several images imprinted on him

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Porpoise for breakfast and late night sex visits: Henry VIII's life in a day. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A digital collage mixes close‑up sections of a painted face with modern geometric shapes in yellow, blue, gray, white, and rust‑red, intersected by black lines. A necklace with a gold letter “B” and pearl drops appears among the fragments.

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What did Anne Boleyn REALLY look like? Our new research could change everything. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting shows a topless woman sitting up in bed, holding her hand against the face of the man leaning over her

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What did the Tudors think was ‘good’ sex? These tips and tricks were key to relationships in the 16th century

A young Katherine Parr, by William Henry Mote.

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All you need to know about Katherine Parr – the truth about the wife who 'survived'

Ancient Greek sculpture showing a seated healer examining a youth, with another figure holding a staff wrapped by a snake.

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The ancient Greeks had six essential tips for health. How many do you do?

Thomas Cromwell shown in a c1533 portrait after Hans Holbein the Younger (Photo by Penta Springs Limited/Alamy Stock Photo)

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Thomas Cromwell's death – a rapid descent from the pinnacle of power

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Week six quiz: Victorian life. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Frances Forsyte (Tuppence Middleton) and Jolyon Forsyte Jr (Danny Griffin) of new drama The Forsytes, against a backdrop of 19th-century stockbrokers in London. (Images by Getty Images/Mammoth Productions/Masterpiece)

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The real history behind The Forsytes

Portrait of Katherine Parr

Tudor

Katherine ParrWhy Henry VIII's sixth wife was a true firebrand

A portrait of Anne Boleyn

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Why did Henry VIII send Anne Boleyn to the block?

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