Henry VIII: Consolidation - Character Flashcards

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When was Henry VIII born?

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  • Henry was born at Greenwich on 28 June 1491
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When did Henry become King?

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  • 21 April 1509 - death of Henry VII
  • 22 June 1509 - coronation of King Henry and Queen Catherine
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What was Henry VIII like when he became king?

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  • Henry was 17 years old
  • He was athletic, intellectual, musical and fashionable
  • Had traits of a Renaissance prince
  • Confident and charismatic
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What is an ideal Renaissance prince like?

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  • Renaissance was a period of ‘new learning’ and thinking
  • Rediscovered classical studies and explored mathematical, scientific, theological, historical, cultural and philosophical thinking
  • Henry had a humanist education
  • Renaissance prince was educated, courteous, poetic, well dressed, athletic and eloquent
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Was Henry VIII prepared to be king?

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  • Henry was eleven when his older brother Arthur died on 2 April 1502 - Henry becomes heir to the throne
  • Henry was not sent to Ludlow Castle to learn the arts of government like Arthur was
  • Henry VII had not secured Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon - would only secure it if it brought diplomatic advantage to England
  • Henry not trained in day-to-day-business of a king
  • But Henry was well-educated and fluently spoke French and Latin and spoke well in Spanish and Italian
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What were Henry VIII’s skills?

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  • Intellectual
  • Sports - hunting, tennis, jousting
  • Music - composed, sang, played several instruments like the lute
  • He could dance
  • Spoke French, Latin, Spanish and Italian
  • Graceful and had a regal presence
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