Henry, 8th of his name, King of England, Ireland, and Wales and head of the House of Tudor was one of the most significant monarchs in British history.

One of the things that made his reign so noteworthy was the controversy surrounding his wives.

His marriages completely changed the course of England and... the and how they met their fates on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. I'm going to go and Let me start this episode by giving a warning. This episode has two Henry's, two Anne's and three Catharines. It can get confusing so make sure to pay close attention.

Henry the 8th was born in 1491. His father was King Henry the 7th, who was the victor in the War of the Roses and the first monarch in the Tudor

dynasty. Young Henry wasn't the oldest son, yet a brother named Arthur who was five years

older. Arthur was named as Prince of Wales and was the heir apparent to King Henry the 7th.

As was the norm during those days, the plans for the marriage of Arthur began when he was just three years old.

The age of 11, he was betrothed to the daughter of the Spanish monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella,

Catherine of Aragon. The two married in 1501, when Arthur and Catherine were both 15 years old.

One interesting thing is that the two supposedly wrote to each other before

their wedding in Latin. When they met they were unable to communicate because neither

knew the other's language and they each had learned a different pronunciation of Latin.

The wedding was a really big deal. and they each had learned a different pronunciation of Latin.

The wedding was a really big deal.

This was a huge deal for the tutors who were still a first generation royal house, and a union

with Spain gave them a great deal of credibility.

Unfortunately, only six months later, a relatively healthy Arthur succumbed to what was known as sweating sickness and died at the age of 16 in 1502.

Spain had paid a huge dowry to Henry the 7th. They agreed to pay 200,000 ducats, half of which

had been already paid at the time of the wedding. To put that in perspective, just in terms of the

value of gold today, the dowry was worth

about 40 million dollars and in relative terms to the year 1501 probably a lot

more. Henry the 7th didn't want to give back the money and he still wanted to keep his alliance with Spain.

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