Henry Viii

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Topic: Henry VIII




QUESTIONS

Henry VIII

1) When did he live?

2) Describe the historical period in which he lived

CHOPPING AND CHANGING

1) Who was Henry VIII?

2) How did he put an end to the Power of the Roman Catholic Church in England?

3) Why did he do it?

4) What were the consequences after the break with Rome?

5) What can you say aboutHenry’s six wives?

6) What happened to them?

Answers

Henry viii

Hampton Court Palace
1) He lived in the ends of 1400 and the beginnings of 1500 (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547). He was king of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. Henry VIII lived in England. After 'divorcing' Catherine of Aragon Henry VIII lived at Hampton Court Palace with his new wife Anne Boleyn. Henry hadmany palaces which he lived in, these included Greenwich (where he was born), Richmond and many others. He had so may palaces, castles and houses that no other monarch before or since has had more. When he died he had around 50 residencies to his name. Henry VIII' s primary residence later became Hampton Court Palace, but Henry lived in a number of palaces including the Tower of London, WindsorCastle, Eltham Palace, St James Palace, Westminster Palace, and occasionally Dover castle.

2) Henry wanted to become an important influence in European politics. But much had happened in Europe since England had given up its efforts to defeat France in the Hundred Years War. France was now more powerful than England, and Spain was even more powerful. Henry VIII wanted England to hold the balanceof power between these two giants. First, he unsuccessfully allied himself with Spain, but he wasn’t rewarded so he changed sides. When friendship with France didn’t bring him anything, he started talking again to Charles V of Spain.

Charles V

CHOPPING AND CHANGING

1) Henry VIII was born in 1491. He was quite unlike his father, Henry VII. He was cruel, wasteful with money, and interestedin pleasing himself. Henry was hard, cruel, ambitious and calculating. He loved sports, music and dance. No king was ever more popular with his people. He was worried, because he didn’t have any son to follow him as king. Few survived his anger: he executed two of his wives, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. He had six wives, Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves,Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr. He was Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) and claimant to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the second monarch of the House of Tudor, succeeding his father.

2) Henry VIII is known for his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Catholic Church. Henry's struggles with Rome led to the separation of the Church of England from papal authority, theDissolution of the Monasteries, and establishing himself as the Supreme Head of the Church of England. He was excommunicated from the Catholic Church. Henry VIII used the Parliament to help him make the break with Rome. Between 1529 and 1536 Parliament passed many laws. Some had nothing to do with the break with Rome but the most important new law that it passed was the Act of Supremacy in 1534;this said that Henry was the head of the new Church of England. All church services were now in English and a copy of the Bible too. Most people accepted these new rules but some didn’t. If someone supported the Pope it was an act of treason and the punishment was death.

Catherine of Aragon
3) Henry only made the Break with Rome because the Pope wouldn’t let him have a divorce. In 1509, Henrymarried a Spanish princess called Catherine of Aragon. She had once been the wife of his brother, Arthur, who was now dead. The Bible forbids it, but the Pope gave permission for the marriage to go ahead. Catherine had four pregnancies, but the children died. Henry needed a son to take the throne after he died. Catherine had only one healthy child, a daughter called Mary. He wanted to divorce...