Henry VIII

Question 1

What was Henry VIII presented as in the pictures

Answer 1

Athletic, positive manner, attractive, power stance, rich with rich clothing, tall, he feels powerful

Question 2

What are things about Henry VIII

Answer 2

• enjoyed hunting
• loved jousting
• wanted to be called ‘henry the great’
• he is religious
• extremely rich
• he was fat
• spoke 4 languages
• loved entertainment
• wrote music

Question 3

What was the order of his six wives

Answer 3

Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine parr

Question 4

What was the order of how they ended up

Answer 4

Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived

Question 5

What was Catherine of Aragon like.

Answer 5

• she was a spanish princess
• catholic
• clever and popular

Question 6

why did henry divorce catherine of aragon

Answer 6

• henry thought she was getting old and boring
• henry didnt behead her because then the spanish people would become anrgy
• she was once married to henrys older brother
• all her sons died, which fustated henry
• she only had a daughter called mary

Question 7

what was anne boleyn like

Answer 7

• english
• young, attractive and very fashionable
• protestant

Question 8

why did henry behead anne boleyn

Answer 8

• she miscarried a baby boy - which is also the year she was executed
• she made henry wait until it was clear they were going to get married before consummating their relationship
• she had a daughter elizabeth
• henry accused her of being with other men

Question 9

what was jane seymour like

Answer 9

• protestant
• english
• calm, gentle and caring
• she tried to be friends with henrys daughters

Question 10

why did jane seymour die

Answer 10

• she refused to have a baby until she got married
• she finally had a son, edward VI. henry was happy
• jane died of an infection after birth
• henry wanted to be beside jane when he died
• henry didnt remarry for a long time becuase he was sad

Question 11

what was anne of cleves like

Answer 11

• protestant
• german
• fat which henry didnt like
• serious and unfashionable

Question 12

why did henry divorce anne of cleves

Answer 12

• henry married her becuase he saw a portrait of her but didnt really like her in person
• she didnt have any children
• henry married her to have good friendship with germany

Question 13

what was catherine howard like

Answer 13

• catholic
• 16-17
• lively and very pretty
• english

Question 14

why did henry behead catherine howard

Answer 14

• she was with lots of other men
• henry found out that she had lots of boyfriends in the past and queens shoudnt have pasts like that

Question 15

what was catherine parr like

Answer 15

• english
• attractive
• intelligent

Question 16

what did catherine parr do for henry

Answer 16

• she had a daughter called mary seymour
• she had to nurse henry in his dying days
• she survived and henry died at 55