Why are he and his royal ladies so well-known? Also, for Anne Boelyn, his second wife, he broke the entire country away from the Catholic Church just so he could marry her. So yeah, it makes for a good story. Recently, the creators of the up-and-coming musical, Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, revealed in an interview that all six queens had very specific real-life inspirations.

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‘Six the musical: contemporary divas inspired Henry VIII’s queens
It tells the stories of the six wives of Henry VIII , as they compete to decide who will lead the group based on how much they suffered while married to Henry. The show opens with the six Queens performing an opening number in pop-concert, girl-group fashion introducing themselves. They also welcome the audience to the performance "Ex-Wives". They address the crowd and tell them that this show will feature a competition, and whoever had the "biggest load of B.
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But how much do you know about their lives? Here are the CliffsNotes to help you navigate this chapter in British history. But five months after their wedding, Arthur died.
The musical was first presented by Cambridge University students at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in It has since gone on to professional productions in the West End and internationally. The show opens with the six Queens performing an opening number in pop-concert, girl-group fashion introducing themselves.