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Henry VIIIThe King and the Man
By Silvia da Silva - 2013
King of England and Lord of
Ireland
Significant figure in the
history of England
Separation from the Roman
Catholic Church
Supreme Head of the
English Church
Legal Union of England and
Wales
Six wives – three children
Wanted more than one male
heir to the throne.
Henry VIII’s ParentsElisabeth of York and Henry VII
Childhood
The young King
True renaissance prince.Knew several languages.Athlete.Skilled with arms.Loved music.Handsome and passionate.Well liked by his subjects.
Some of Henry’s passions
First tennis court
Armour for foot combat in tournaments.
Wives of Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon
Married 1509His Brother’s WidowDaughter: MaryDied 1536
The King’s Great Matter and the Plan to Solve It.
Henry broke with the Catholic Church because the Pope would not grant his divorce.
Thomas Cromwell suggested “The Act in Restraint of Appeals” which the King presented to the English Court and after being passed, it allowed him to get divorced.
England became free from any foreign authority.
1534: Act of Supremacy confirms Henry as head of the Church of England, separate from Rome but still Catholic in doctrine
Anne Boleyn
Married 1533Executed 1536Daughter: Elizabeth I
Jane Seymour
Married 1536Died in Childbirth 1537Son: Edward
Anne of Cleves
Married 1540Marriage was Annulled after 6 Months
Catherine Howards
Called the “Rose without a Thorn”Executed 1541 due to Earlier Counts of Adultery
Katherine Parr
Married 1542Outlived Henry and became the most-married English Queen (with four husband)
Curiosities about his wives
Two were beheaded at the same place.
Curiosities about his wives
The ghost of two of them were seen in and outside the castle.
Jane Seymour
Catherine Howards
Please answer the following questions:
Out of his six wives, who do you think was
the most important? Why?
Was it fair of him beheading two of his wives?
How do you think he would have reacted if he knew
his daughters had ruled England?
Final Years
Henry’s children
-Edward VI-First to reignProtestant-Dies age 15
-Mary I-Catholic reign-Marries Phillip I of Spain-Dies of cancer
-Elizabeth I-Protestant-Most successful reign
To sum up
Henry came to the throne after his brother’s death.He had six wives.His divorce of Catherine separated the English Church from the Catholic Church. England becomes protestant.“The Act of Supremacy” made him The Supreme Head of the Church of England. Out of his six wives two were beheaded, two divorced, one died and one lived.He had three children.
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