The Tudors Flashcards
Do you remember the rhyme about Henry’s wives?
Divorced, Beheaded, Died
Divorced, Beheaded, Survived
He had … daughters and … son called………………..
2 daughters called Mary and Elizabeth and 1 son called Edward. They all ended up being a monarch.
Wife 1: Catherine of Aragon married Henry VIII in ……. Her daughter was ……
She was queen for … years.
- Mary. 22 years.
Wife 2: Ann Boleyn had a ……. background and was highly intelligent. She was accused of being a ……. She had a daughter called …….. She married in 1533 and was queen for 3 years.
French background. Whitch. Elizabeth .
Wife 3: Jane Seymour married Henry VIII in 1536. She was queen for 1 year and had a son called ……. She died from an illness shortly after her son’s birth.
Edward.
Wife 4: Anne of Cleeves married Henry VIII in 1540, but was only queen for ……. months.
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Wife 5: Catherine Howard also married Henry in …….. She was queen for 2 years and was ………
- Beheaded.
Wife 6: Catherine Parr married Henry in …… She was queen for 4 years and died after Henry.
1543.
Henry VIII broke apart from the Catholic church, because…..
The Pope did not left him divorce Catherine of Aragon.
Elizabeth I was a good Queen, because………
She let Catholics worship privately.
Elizabeth did not marry, because ……..
She said that she was married to England. However, it was actually because none of her suitors ticked all the boxes.
Henry VIII had …… wives.
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