The Gatehouse

Hever Castle’s gatehouse was built in 1270, with further additions being made in the late fifteenth century / early sixteenth century.

Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn lived at Hever Castle as a young girl with her father - Sir Thomas Bullen, mother Lady Elizabeth, brother Viscount George Rochford and sister Mary.

Henry VIII

Henry VIII had six wives! You can see these figures in the Long Gallery and portraits of them around the castle. This rhyme will help you remember what happened to them all!

• Divorced
• Beheaded
• Died
• Divorced
• Beheaded
• Survived

The Queens

The list below is the names of King Henry VIII’s wives in the order that he married them.

• Catherine of Aragon
• Anne Boleyn
• Jane Seymour
• Anne of Cleves
• Catherine Howard
• Catherine Parr

Anne of Cleves

Anne of Cleves was the Fourth wife of Henry VIII. He divorced her in 1540 and gave Hever Castle as part of her divorce settlement.

Library

This room along with much of the castle was restored by William Waldorf Astor in the early 1900’s.