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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