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Peter Jans

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The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

And the mnemonic is Carjack.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

For the car, we take the C for Catherine of Aragon.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

The A, Anne Boleyn, the R as assisting.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

And the Jack, the J for Jane Seymour.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

The A, Anne of Cleves.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

The first C, Catherine Howard.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

And the second C, Catherine Parr.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

Now on to... Five fun facts.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

And the first fun fact today, fact number one.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

Henry was not supposed to be king.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

His older brother Arthur was, but unfortunately Arthur died at the age of 15 of sweating sickness.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

Henry was next in line, let's say a spare, and managed to take the title along with his dead brother's wife, Catherine of Aragon.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

And fact two, Henry VIII was actually lucky to survive a jousting incident.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

He was thrown from his horse, which then somehow landed back on top of him.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

He suffered a serious injury and was unconscious for two hours.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

Some say this incident caused the brain injury that turned him into a monster and led to his weight gain.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

And fact three, Henry VIII orchestrated the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

This was carried out by Henry VIII because Pope Clement VII refused to grant him an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, so he could then marry Anne Boleyn.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

And fact number four, Henry VIII furthered the field of engineering with special mechanical devices made for him later in life to help him get in and out of bed and on his horse as a result of his burgeoning weight.

The Mnemonic Memory Podcast
Wives of Henry VIII Memory Mnemonic

And the last fact, fact number five.