Henry and his wives

A true story, told in rhyme, of Henry the eighth and his six wives xxxx

HENRY and his WIVES....

HE WAS BORN IN ENGLAND

IN THE YEAR OF 1491,

AND IT WAS 18 YEARS LATER THAT

HIS REIGN OF KING BEGUN

HE WAS DASHING AS A YOUNG MAN,

A COMPOSER WHO LOVED TO WRITE

HE NEVER BACKED DOWN FROM AN ARGUMENT

OR A BLOODY FIGHT

HE WAS A POWERFUL KING

HE DEMANDED ABSOLUTE POWER

HE RULED WITH A IRON FIST

AND MADE THE PEOPLE COWER

HIS FIRST WIFE WAS CATHERINE OF AROGAN,

A WIDOW OF HIS BROTHER

A UNION THAT WAS PRE ARRANGED,

A MARRIAGE LIKE NO OTHER

IN 1509 THE YOUNG COUPLE MARRIED

THEY ASCENDED TO THE THRONE

THE KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND

WAS NOW HOW THEY WERE KNOWN

CATHERINE ENDURED MANY MISCARRIAGES

AND LOST A SON AGED 52 DAYS OLD

HENRY WAS BESIDE HIMSELF WITH GRIEF

A SON WAS WHAT HE VALUED MORE THAN GOLD

A SON WAS TO BE DENIED THEM

BUT A DAUGHTER CAME THEIR WAY

MARY WAS BORN IN 1516

AND WOULD RULE HERSELF ONE DAY....

OUR HENRY WASN'T A FAITHFUL MAN

HE LIKED TO PLAY THE FIELD

HE GOT ANOTHER WOMAN PREGNANT

AND HIS WIFE'S FATE WAS SEALED

HIS MARRIAGE TO CATHERINE WAS ANNULLED

MAKING WAY FOR WIFE NO 2

ANNE BOLEYN WAS HIS PREGNANT BRIDE

BUT THE WORLD NEVER NEW

AT FIRST A HAPPY MARRIAGE

BUT A MALE HEIR STILL WAS TO BE DENIED

THEIR DAUGHTER ELIZABETH WAS BORN IN 1533

BUT IT WAS FOR A SON THE KING STILL PINED

HISTORY RECALLS POOR ANNES FATE

ARRESTED UNDER THE CHARGE OF TREASON

THERE WAS NO PROOF OF ANY CRIME

BUT HENRY NEEDED A REASON

HENRY SHOWED HER NO MERCY,

SHE WAS BEHEADED AT HIS REQUEST

ONCE HIS ADORED WIFE,

NOW A CORPSE HE HELPED LAY TO REST

VERY SOON AFTER THE EXECUTION,

HENRY WAS A GROOM TO BE

HER NAME WAS JANE SEYMOUR,

AND SHE BECAME WIFE NO 3

THE MARRIAGE WAS SHORT LIVED,

SOON JANES HEALTH BEGAN TO DECAY

TWO WEEKS AFTER GIVING BIRTH TO A SON,

FRAIL JANE PASSED AWAY

HENRY DOTED ON HIS SON,

EDWARD BECAME HIS PRIDE

AFTER TWO YEARS OF MOURNING

IT CAME TIME TO SEEK A NEW BRIDE

ANNE OF CLEEVES BECAME WIFE NO 4,

THOUGH LOVE ALLUDED THE PAIR

A MARRIAGE TO GAIN FAVOUR

BUT ONE THAT HE COULDN'T BARE

THE MARRIAGE WAS ANNULLED,

HENRY AGAIN HAD GOT HIS WAY

ANNE WAS GIVEN A HOME, AND MONEY

BUT OF COURSE, NOT HER SAY....

KATHERINE HOWARD BECAME WIFE NUMBER 5,

BY ALL ACCOUNTS A SPARKLING PEARL

THE KING WAS 49 YEARS OF AGE BY NOW,

AND SHE A 19 YEAR OLD GIRL

HENRY WAS HAPPY FOR A WHILE

BUT SOON BAD RUMOURS SPREAD

WAS HIS WIFE A LOYAL ONE

OR HAD SHE TAKEN ANOTHER TO HER BED?

KATHERINE WANTED TO FEEL YOUNG

SHE WANTED ADMIRATION AND FUN

SHE WAS FOUND GUILTY OF PROMISCUITY
AND SENTENCED TO DIE AT 21

HENRY WAS NOW IN HIS FIFTIES,

AND HE SOUGHT OUT A NEW BRIDE TO BE

KATHERINE PARR TOOK HIS FAVOUR,

TWICE WIDOWED BY THE AGE OF 30

HENRY DIED IN THE YEAR OF 1547 ,

A MAN WITH MANY DIFFERENT SIDES

A KING REMEMBERED FOR MANY REASONS,

MOST OF ALL HIS BRIDES.......

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[emmajoy]

Laughed at the end .. he was indeed remembered most for all his brides! Yet again you bring English history into the Cafe, pretty well keeping the meter going throughout. This would make a great aid to early teen learning - it has a distinct sound and that really appeals to young students.

A SON WAS TO BE DENIED THEM
BUT A DAUGHTER CAME THEIR WAY
MARY WAS BORN IN 1516
AND WOULD RULE HERSELF ONE DAY....