There were several queens of England during the 16th century. Here's a list of them:
Elizabeth of York (1466-1503)--wife of Henry VII and mother of Henry VIII
Katherine of Aragon (1485-1536)--first wife of Henry VIII
Anne Boleyn (1501-1536)--second wife of Henry VIII
Jane Seymour (1508-1537)--third wife of Henry VIII
Anne of Cleves (1515-1557)--fourth wife of Henry VIII
Katherine Howard (1521-1542)--fifth wife of Henry VIII. Interestingly, she was a cousin of Anne Boleyn; she and Anne were the two wives who were convicted of treason and executed
Katherine Parr (1512-1548)--sixth wife of Henry VIII
Jane Dudley (better known as Lady Jane Grey; 1536-1554)--she was queen for only 9 days. Her grandmother was sister to Henry VIII, and she was put on the throne in a conspiracy to secure Protestantism in England and to further the ambitions of her father-in-law, John Dudley
Mary I (1516-1558)--daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon
Elizabeth I (1533-1603)--daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She was a patron of Shakespeare and one of the greatest monarchs of English history
See the links below for more information.
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