The six wives of Henry VIII take center stage in a smash musical that retells their turbulent life (and death) stories. Here’s the history behind the hit
Authors Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss found inspiration for their hit musical in the lives and loves oftells the story from the women’s point of view. Each queen gets her moment in the spotlight to explain her fate of being “Divorced. Beheaded. Died. Divorced. Beheaded. Survived.”Larger-than-life Henry VIII ruled England for 36 years , raging war against France and Scotland, separating from the Catholic Church, and paving the way for the constitution of England, among other political achievements.
In the end, the answer was simple: Henry believed he was a king ordained by God, so he, not the pope, had ultimate authority over his kingdom; as such, he could grant his own annulment. This decision led to England’s break with the Catholic Church—and the creation of the Anglican Church. While still married to Catherine, Henry had begun wooing a court beauty, Anne Boleyn, and was determined to marry her. A lady-in-waiting to Catherine, Anne was sophisticated, charming, and confident. She is commonly believed to be the wife he loved the most. As his advisers worked on “the King’s great matter” of the divorce, the couple had to wait seven years to be married—though the two flaunted their relationship in court.
While married to Anne, Henry visited the Seymour home, and it’s believed that’s when he first laid eyes on Jane, who served as a lady in waiting for both Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. As in his relationship with Anne, Henry began courting Jane while still a married man. Henry did not meet Anne, the daughter of a German duke, until they married in 1540. The marriage, arranged for diplomatic reasons, was annulled by mutual consent after six months.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.
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