Okay, let's see.

Catherine of Aragon – I did admire how she stayed true to herself even when she was constantly being bullied around. She also fought for her child, Catherine didn't want to see her only surviving child dubbed a bastard. Despite that though, i agree that if she had backed down maybe Mary's would have been easier.

Anne Boleyn – I love love love her odd sense of humor. I liked that she was intelligent also. And the fact that she fought for what she thought was right. I really admire her when she died with dignity despite her knowing she was dying for no reason. I also agree that some of her actions towards Mary & Catherine were harsh and not needed.

Jane S – My least favorite wife…ahhh what nice to say? ; ) Um i liked that she got Mary in good graces w/Henry, and Elizabeth too. I'd also wanna say congrats to her for not living long enough for the King to turn on her.

Anna of Cleves – I agree she was treated unfairly. I'm glad she survived Henry and lived peacefully.

K Howard – All Kathryn wanted was to be young,wild,& be pampered. Becoming Queen from nothing at her age was a big mistake. She didn't know the seriousness of her role. I blame Culpepper and who ever put Kathryn in the King's way.

Catherine Parr – I loved how she managed to put her step daughters into the line of succesion. She was very kind to the old, grumpy, and hurt King too. I also am proud she became an author too…very impressive.

Katherine – I admire her strength of character. She was treated badly when Arthur died but she weathered all she had to suffer. She had her time in the spotlight and was loved by the people. She was dutiful, for example her 'ease' in loving Henry when he became her husband when originally she had come to England to 'love' Arthur. Basically she 'loved' where she was told. She took up the baton and ran with it. She tried ocntinually to do her duty as both she and Henry saw it, to provide an heir even when her body must have been tired and weary. I agree that her refusal to be written off damaged her daughter and sadly for a woman who was so devoted to her religion it was her actions which actually brought about the changes she would never have imagined or been able to live with.

Anne – I think there is much we do not know about Anne. (Well there is much we do not know about all the characters of the time obviously) but I mean there was/is more to Anne, Anne and Henry, her rise and fall. We have been fed the story of a great love affair which she may not have been wholeheartedly involved in initially but which she did eventually embrace fully. I think there is more to know still and that she was an incredible woman of her time. Of all the wives she is the one I would want to socialise with, talk with, share with. Her only failing I can see would be her temper. I think if I could ever have given her any advice it would have been the old chestnut about being careful who you kick on the way up etcetera

Jane – IMO got in over her head very quickly. She thought to bring Henry back to the church and to Katherine then found herself being brought into the limelight. I do not believe it was ever her aim, or that of her family initially, to gain the crown. I think she meant to be a channel for Henry's good, to bring him back to Mary, to show him how blessed he was. I think she was a nurturing type of female who suddenly found herself misunderstood by the King and next thing she knows she is in the great bed with this rather, by then, unattractive man. Her only hope being to provide and heir. Jane was a doormat really who should have thought things through more before she jumped.

Anne of Cleves – Did better than any of the others. She escaped an unhappy home life, domineering brother etc. She was so lucky that she did not tickle Henry's fancy but at that time I don't think anyone would have. He had gone through a devoted and truly regal wife, a hot headed, exciting bit of stuff who came nearest to treating him like an equal in many ways and a calm housewife type who shut her mouth when told and gave him the desired male child. By the time Anne arrived in her outlandish outfit he didn't really know what he wanted, he was jaded. I like Anne and love the fact she survived it all and had a good relationship with Henry and his children to the end. My only criticism of her is that she should have sensed immediately on seeing the ladies who met her from the court when she arrived here that her clothes were not going to do it and had at least a couple of more acceptable outfits in her wardrobe immediately – but then things may not have gone so well for her…

Katheryn Howard – I feel sorry she died. I feel sorry she was used by others who cared little for her. I do not feel sorry for her because of her age. She was not a poor young thing. Yes she was young compared to Henry but many girls of her age were married, were mothers, were running households. I do not think her age excuses her the stupidity she showed as she 'played' at being queen with pretty gowns and bright jewels.

Catherine Parr – an intelligent woman but one who always had her eye on the main chance I think. Being a woman may have given her few choices but once a widow she could make some decisions for herself. She married Henry because it would she felt give her some power to push her religious ideals. I do not subscribe to the 'was in love with Thomas Seymour and he with her' train of thought. I think she was a woman who needed to be married and if Thomas had wed someone else whilst she was with the king she would have had another husband without much mourning. Intelligent yes but a needy woman who liked to be a bit of a martyr I always feel.