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The Tudor Dynasty

The Tudor Rose

King Henry VII

1485-1509

King Henry VIII

1509-1547

King Edward VI

1547-155

Lady Jane GreyBecame Queen

in 1553

Executed in

1554.

Queen Mary I

1553-1558

Queen Elizabeth

I

1558-1603

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4 5 6

Queen Mary often dressed in black or dark

colours.

King Henry VIII was a little fat and had a beard.

Lady Jane Grey was very young, thin and had

King Henry VII was middle-aged and didnt have a

beard.

Queen Elisabeth liked beautiful dresses and had

red hair.

King Edward VI was known as The Boy King

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brown hair.

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KEY WORDS

Wedding, marriage, health, treaty,

heir, handsome, bagpipes.

HENRY VIII

Henry Tudor, son of Henry VII, was born by in 1491. He was the second

king of the Tudor Dynasty and one of the most popular.

He was the second son and he didnt expect to become king. When he was

ten years old, Henry attended the wedding of his older brother Arthur and

his bride, the Spanish princess Catherine of Aragon. However, Arthur had

very poor health and shortly after the wedding, the marriage ended with

Arthur's death. A treaty was signed to allow Catherine to marry the next

heir to the throne Prince Henry. For this, he needed the permission of the

Pope.

Henry was just eighteen years old when he became king, and he was

preparing for it since his brother Arthur died. At this age, he was

handsome, athletic, tall and had bright red-gold hair and beard.

Henry's marital career is probably the thing that he is most famous for;

he married six times but only had three children. He was also famous for

his love of music. He was a good musician, composer and singer. It is said

that he owned 10 trombones, 14 trumpets, 5 bagpipes and 78 flutes! He

was a very well educated man, he spoke four languages (English, French,

Spanish and Latin), wrote poetry, and knew a lot about religion.

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True of False?

Henry VIII was born in the 16th century. _____

Henry VIII had an older sister. _____

Henry VIII had been prepared to be king since he was born. ____

Arthur was a person of strong health. _____

Henry VIII became king at the age of eighteen. _____

In order to marry Catherine, Henry needed the popes authorization. ____

Catherine of Aragon was a widow when she married Henry VIII. ____

The pope didnt authorize the marriage. ____

Henry VIIIs marital career isnt very well known. _____

Henry needed a translator to communicate with his Spanish wife. _____

Choose the correct answer.

Catherine of Aragon was

French

Spanish

Italian

Henry was the

First son

Second son

Third son

Arthur married Catherine in

1500

1501

1502

When he was young, Henry was

Tall and fat

Bald and athletic Tall and athletic

Henry loved

Music

Painting

Drawing

Which of these languages didnt

Henry speak?

Spanish

German

French