Learning Objective

Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times?

Software - Websites - Activities

Generic:

Primary Resources: History

1: How many times did Henry VIII marry?

• the names and order of Henry VIII's wives
• to locate the Tudors within the context of the history of Britain

Find out about each of the wives www.brims.co.uk/tudors/wives.html

2: What was Henry VIII like as a person?

• to ask and answer questions using a portrait as a source
• about the appearance and character of Henry VIII
• what information can be gathered about Henry VIII from portraits and written sources

Pictures and information about Henry VIII http://tudorhistory.org/henry8/

www.brims.co.uk/tudors/henry.html

www.tudor-portraits.com/Henry_VIII.htm

Sort list of activities and duties into royal/not royal.

3: What did Henry VIII do all day?

• about the power and importance of a Tudor king
• to identify what monarchs did and did not do

Information about Henry VIII http://tudorhistory.org/henry8/

www.brims.co.uk/tudors/henry.html

4: Why did Henry divorce Catherine of Aragon?

• about the reasons for Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon
• about the power of a Tudor monarch
• to consider possible solutions to Henry's problem

Information and  pictures www.historylearningsite.co.uk/catherine_of_aragon

http://tudorhistory.org/wives/

Sort statements into problems and solutions

5: Did marrying Anne Boleyn or Jane Seymour solve Henry's problems?

• about the reasons for and results of Henry's marriages to Anne Boleyn and Jane Seymour

Information and  pictures www.historylearningsite.co.uk/anne_boleyn.htm

www.historylearningsite.co.uk/jane_seymour.htm

http://tudorhistory.org/wives/

6: Why did the marriage to Anne of Cleves fail?

• that building alliances through marriage was important in the Tudor period
• to extract information from portraits and descriptions
• about the various ways that the appearance and characteristics of Anne of Cleves and Henry VIII have been interpreted

Information and  pictures www.historylearningsite.co.uk/anne_of_cleves

http://tudorhistory.org/wives/

7: Why did Henry marry Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr?

• to recall knowledge of Henry's character
• to give reasons for descriptions and points of view
• to find out answers to specific questions using sources of information

Information and  pictures www.historylearningsite.co.uk/catherine_howard

www.historylearningsite.co.uk/catherine_parr.htm

http://tudorhistory.org/wives/

8: Why did Henry marry six times? 

• about the reasons for royal marriages