KING HENRY VIIIâS WIVES
Probably more easily dredged from the brain than some historical facts, thanks to the recent popularity of Hilary Mantelâs Wolf Hall , thereâs also the useful mnemonic that helpfully encapsulates the fate of Henry VIIIâs six wives in turn: âdivorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survivedâ. And, if youâve survived that question, how do you then remember which lucky lady was which? Thereâs another helpful mnemonic for that too: âAll Barons Should Carry Heavy Parcelsâ, which should prompt the recollection of Aragon, Boleyn, Seymour, Cleves, Howard, Parr. Sadly, for the first names, no one yet seems to have obliged with a suitably catchy memory aid. As the answer is Catherine, Anne, Jane, Anne, Catherine and Katherine, weâre going to put our neck on the line, BoleynâŠ
