From Aragon came Catherine his first wife hailed from Spain,
Travelling from the sunny med to London’s wind and rain,
She was the catholic bride to be, she answered Henry's call
She married into royalty at the cathedral in St Pauls
Henry let her reign with him, but he tired of her, ofcourse
When he felt that it was over he called out for divorce
The split was fine with Catherine, a split that saved her life
And so ended the first chapter of dear old Henry's wives
Henry was changing history when he married Anne Boleyn
But she only bore a daughter, her future looking grim
So off she went to the tower and then the chopping block
Her head rolled into a bucket as the crowds just stood and watched
But Henry wasn't done quite yet still the horny toad
He needed a new filly to have to behold
In stepped number 3, Jane Seymour, swollen fat with child
She hoped a new born baby would make old Henry mild
She bore a son named Edward the heir had been supplied
But the kiss of death whispered to Jane and joy was to be denied
She grew weary oh so quickly and illness made her weak
Disabling poor young Jane and she was dead within the week
So next on Henry's list of wives was the unfortunate Anne of Cleeves
Quite an ugly bugger if history is to be believed
This thin unsightly ' Flanders Mare, never had a belly full
And without a consumation, their marriage was soon annulled
Katherine Howard appears next, unlucky number five
And just like Henry's second wife , she failed to stay alive
A vivacious little fox a flirt, adultery was her scene
So her head rolled like number two, axed on Tower Green
Now Henry married Katherine Parr and took her to his bed
She decided from the start - she wouldn't wind up dead
With tricks both coy and clever, she dodged his evil ways
She managed to survive and outlived Henry's final days
Author notes
Thank you so much to
Lulugee
UncleDunk
Who helped me edit and make some semblance of sense to this piece !
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You should put this in history books, it'd make it much easier and more fun for kids to remember! Lovely rhyme.
My only issue is 'The split was fine with Catherine, a split that saved her life'. Catherine was actually livid and distraught to be divorced and denied it up till the end of her life, which was not too far away as when she was exiled to her lonely old castle she died of the damp and the grief and the other poor conditions.
Otherwise, brilliant piece.
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ha ha thank you - I know the first wife wasn't happy but I took some poetic license to make it a little more interesting plus it rhymes much easier !
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Great job on this one. I like the rhyme. It enhanced the story alot. He sure seemed to run through his wives. Those things are no longer allowed in the UK are they?
Mike -
thought it was
great the first time, but well edited. Thoroughly enjoyed the history in the poem....if they did it this way at school, reckon we'd learn more. Excellent!
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thanks mate but Lulu and UncleDunk helped me massively with the edit so all credit to them
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