Personally, I believe that the only reason Jane Seymoure remained in his good graces was because she died before she had a chance to piss Henry off. Also, I think that Henry's one true love was Henry. But if it is one of his wives I think it would've had to be Katherine of Aragon. If not necessarily love he at least respected her, her whole life. But I think that Anne was hands down his most kickass wife... followed by his first and last wives.

I agree with everything you just said. Good points.

I think we all know Anne of Cleves was his true love.
just kidding...

I agree with what you originally said about Henry only loving Henry and how the only reason Jane Seymour was liked by him so much was because she died before anything could really happen and because she gave him a son. Honestly i believe that eventually Henry would of tired of Jane, despite the fact that she was his first wife to give him a male heir. I don't think that Catherine of Aragon was really his true love, because a lot of their marriage was political. I beleive that he respected and did love her in some way. Thats why i'm going to go with Anne Boleyn. He showed a passion with her that he didn't with any of his other wives. Obviously the agruement would be if he loved her so much why would he have her head chopped off? But Henry was an insecure man, and an insecure ruler. He already had three children but no legitamite male heir, and thats what he felt like he needed and he realzied he couldnt get that from her. Plus he was too old and tired for her anyways. As for Kathryn Howard and Katherine Parr, i dont think he really loved either of them. For Kathryn Howard i think she just made him feel young and loved and she was pretty and so on. Katherine Parr was just a deathbed fling.

I agree with most of you, Henry had just 1 love, HENRY. The marriage with Katherine of Aragón was pure and simple politics, since the Catholic Kings married all their daughters with future kings of Europe. Killing Katherine would have probably meant a war with the Holy Roman Emperor. I truly think that he felt a passion for Anne Boleyn, to the point of annulling his marriage to Katharine of Aragón; but as soon as he noted that she will not be able to provide the legitimate male heir that he wanted (not needed) he chopped her head off. Also the way in which Anne Boleyn was executed shows this; the sword instead of an axe.

I am of the opinion that Henry loved Katherine as the wife/lover/friend/political ally of his youth. Anne was his great physical passion. Jane was gentle & good, a nice peace after the hurricane that was Anne, and the mother of his son.

The best two arguements in this discussion would obviously be Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, but it really does depend on your definition of love..

I feel his marriage with Katherine of Aragon was like many others have said mostly political. Yes, he respected her spanish princess status, but he felt no passion towards her as is obvious by the fact that he was betrothed to her when he was 14, too young an age to understand love or attraction. I think his marriage to Katherine was also done as an act to please his father Henry VII who had been trying to form a spanish alliance for years. Those who disagree would perhaps use the 'but he was with her 15 years' arguement. Though true, he did seek refuge with other women and have an illegitimate child suggesting his mind wandering from Katherine, long before Anne Boleyn.

I am quite passionate in my view that Anne Boleyn was indeed his one true love, right up until the end in fact. Im sure many of you find this claim ridiculous.. but ill try and explain my reasoning.
Henry showed real force in his fight to obtain Anne, even riding out to Hever after she had left to get away from him. This was not something a king would take lightly.. as if he was unsuccessful, he would have been humiliated. He wooed her with love letters, songs, poems etc, something which is not claimed to have been done towards any of his other wives. When he had finally won Anne over, he went against his people, the church, his courtiers etc to make her his queen. This again caused huge controversy as the risk of ex-communication lingered. He basically risked everything he had accomplished in England to marry her. This surely speaks volumes regarding his passions towards Anne. When the time came to behead Anne, i believe he continued with the action to keep face and show England that he was no walk over.

I agree with your points regarding Anne Boleyn
I would just like to add, that (in my opinion) henry loved Anne so much that when he had heard, even in a rumour, that she had been with other men, he went crazy, kind of like "if i cant have her, neither can anyone else". Also linking to your theory about not wanting england to think of him as a lovesick pushover.