Who was the wife that outlived Henry VIII?

The six wives of King Henry VIII were a disparate group of women united only by their marriages to Bluff King Hal. There is a famous rhyme describing their various ends – 'Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded, Survived'. read more

Catherine Parr (1512 – 5 September 1548), also spelled Kateryn, was the sixth and last wife of Henry VIII, 1543–1547. She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Parr of Kendal and his wife Maud Green. Through her father, Catherine was a descendant of John of Gaunt, son of King Edward III. read more

Already answered, but I’ll add that people of a certain age, educated in the UK, will have learnt the mnemonic: Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. read more

Henry VIII penned cheeky love notes to Anne Boleyn before their marriage Jane Seymour One of Anne's ladies in waiting, Jane Seymour married Henry just 13 days after the former queen's beheading in 1536. read more