History: Henry VIII Flashcards
What does Stereotype mean?
A typical or general image of something which is not always true
Give three examples of stereotypes of him :
Fat, selfish, greedy, eats pies, lazy, clever, powerful, determined, killed lots of his wives
Give facts about him:
He was a fine sportsman He had 6 wives He wrote music, poetry He knows how to speak 4 languages He called himself 'Henry the Great'
Who were Henry VIII’s six wives?
Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour Anne of Cleaves Catherine Howard Catherine Parr
Give four facts about Catherine of Aragon:
1509-1533
She had one daughter called Mary
Spanish Catholic
Divorced
Give five facts about Anne Boleyn:
1533-1536 English Protestant Young, fashionable She had one daughter called Elizabeth Executed
Give three facts about Jane Seymour:
1536-1537
English Protestant
Two weeks after she have birth to Edward, she died
Give four facts about Anne of Cleaves:
1540 Jan-July
German Protestant
Henry married her because he wants to have a good relationship with Europe
Divorced
Give five facts about Catherine Howard:
1540-1542 English Protestant Pretty, lively, young Had relation ship with other men Executed
Give five facts about Catherine Parr:
1543-1547 English Protestant Companion to King Argued over religion Widowed
What were his 5 main actions as King?
He become Head of Church in England He launched invasions across the channel He wanted to become King of France He went to war with France in 1512 By 1525, he ran out of money so had to settle peace with France
What is the definition of Dissolution?
To close something down
What were the four reasons why he closed down the monasteries?
1) He was afraid that he would by be able to rely in monks and nuns because they promised to obey the pope
2) Less people used the monasteries as printing press was invented and more hospitals and schools were built
3) the monks and nuns were bit behaving as they should be
4) People gave land and money to the monasteries to earn a place in heaven so they owned 1/4 of land in England and had great wealth
Give four facts about Monasteries:
1) 825 monasteries were closed down
2) 10,000 monks and Huns became homeless
3) most monks became village priests
4) nuns were forced to become servants or beggars
How long did Henry VIII rule for? ( years)
1509-1547
