Henry Viii Flashcards
Who were Henry VIII’s parents
King Henry vii and Elizabeth of York
When and where was Henry VIII born
Greenwich 28th June 1491
Who were Henry VIII’s siblings
Brother Arthur and Sister Margret
Who of Henry VIII’s wives did he kill
Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard
Who were Henry VIII’s children and who were their mothers
Edward (son of Jane Seymour)
Elizabeth (daughter of Anne Boleyn)
Mary (daughter of Cathrine of Aragon)
What was the church Henry VIII made called
The Church of England
Was Henry a protestant or catholic
He died a protestant
Why did Edward succeed the throne
He was male
What university did Henry VIII found
Oxford university
Who were Henry VIII’s wives
Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Anne of cleves, Catherine Howard, Jane Seymour, Catherine parr
Why did Henry want to divorce Catherine
She had “failed her duty” to provide him with a male hair
He got tired of her and loved Anne Boleyn, who would “only give all of her if he gave her all of him”(she ain’t no side chick)
Henry thought he would get cursed because he married his brothers wife
Was Henry a saint or sinner when it came to his rule
Saint:
He founded England’s navy to keep the country safe
He was a clever student who set up a university at oxford
Sinner:
Henry made everyone in England promise to accept any future offspring of Anne Boleyn as hairs to the throne
As a young boy he was more interested in sports and parties than in paperwork and law-making
Because the pope was a presenter of Catholic, he refused to give Henry a divorce so Henry created his own church, the Church of England, and gave himself a divorce
Henry executed Protestants when he was catholic and catholics when he was Protestants
Conclusion: sinner
Was Henry a saint or sinner when it came to being a husband
Saint:
He married Jane Seymour who died after giving birth to his son Edward VI, Henry was very upset by her death
Sinner:
When she had failed to produce a baby boy after 20 years of marriage, he wanted to divorce her and marry Anne Boleyn (he also had an affair with Anne’s sister, mary)
When Anne Boleyn gave birth it was a girl, the future queen Elizabeth, Henry said Anne was a which and had her executed
Thomas Cromwell persuaded Henry to marry Dutch Anne of cleaves, when he saw her he called her a “Flanders mere” (dutch horse)
He then married the teenager Catherine Howard, but had her executed when it was clear she was having an affair
Conclusion: sinner
Was Henry a saint or sinner when it came to being a friend
Saint:
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Sinner:
Henry’s best friend, Thomas, refused to accept Henry’s divorce so Henry had him beheaded
As he started to get older Henry got so fat that he could not even walk by himself, and his gums started to rot so his breath stank!
Henry executed Cromwell for letting him down, he also sacked the artist Hans Holbein who painted Anne of cleves picture
