How many wives did Henry VIII have?
History easy Data from 1547
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The answer
6 wives
Roughly 6.
Henry VIII had six wives — divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. His inability to get a papal annulment for the first is why England has a separate church to this day.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Historic Royal Palaces |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 1547 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | wives |
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