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Podcast: British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics
Episode: Round Five: Six Wives Who Changed the King (ep 49)
Description: Henry VIII was married more times than any monarch in English history! Being the King’s wife certainly changed each of the women. But how did the women change Henry? And which wife changed him the most…or the most significantly? That’s our debate for Round Five of Monarch Madness. Or should I say Marital Madness? With Henry VIII, marriage was a bit of a mad gamble!Katharine of Aragon changed Henry by loving him and seeing him at his best and most promising moments. She created a happy marriage and tried to give him a son. S...