King Henry VIII led a very interesting life and was married six
times! Believe it or not, King Henry VIII was married six times!
Interestingly, King Henry VIII was distantly related to all of
them through their ancestor King Edward I of England. Let us
take a look at some of the facts about the six wives of King
Henry VIII. Originally, Catherine of Aragon had been married to
King Henry's brother, Arthur. Once he died, Catherine and Henry
were married. Story has it that Catherine was truly loved by the
King. However, she bore him no sons who lived past infancy,
which is the reason why many believe that he ultimately decided
to divorce her. King Henry asked for papal dispensation of the
marriage because he said he had married his brother's wife.
However, he had already begun having an affair with Mary Boleyn,
which is another cause for his request from the Pope. The Pope
would not grant his request for dispensation of the marriage,
and this ultimately led King Henry to break away from the Roman
Catholic Church