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Gear Complete this worksheet:

Definition of marriage Characteristics- Things that make a good marriage

Examples of good marriages Non-examples- things that make a marriage bad

Marriage

Brains in

Gear Complete this worksheet:

Definition of marriage the legally or formally recognized union of two people as partners in a personal relationship

Characteristics- Things that make a good marriage Communication, happiness, sharing things, love, close relationship, friendship, loyalty

Examples of good marriages Any marriage that has good qualities Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip! Emily Blunt & John Krasinski! Anyone close to you? For example, parents, cousins

Non-examples- things that make a marriage bad No communication, always arguing, use of violence/threats, fighting, no loyalty, lies

Marriage

Starter

By the time of Henry’s sixth wife , he was 52 years old. He was cruel, bad tempered and very paranoid. He believed people were trying to kill him, and asked a bricklayer to brick him inside of his bedroom at night. He was so fat he had to be put onto his horse with a hoist. His legs were covered in ulcers. One visitor commented that he had the “ worst legs in the world!”

If you were advising the woman who was about to marry

Henry, what might she need to do in order to keep him

happy and SURVIVE?

The 6 Wives of Henry VIII

Using the information sheets, you must find out what happened to each of Henry’s wives and why.

1. Note down why Henry married them. ( **Think about why he may have liked them.)

2. Any key events during their marriage
3. Explain** why the marriage did not last. ( Think about what went wrong).

Try to keep it to four or five short bullet points per wife.

CHALLENGE:

1. Who do you think Henry liked / hated the most? Rank the wives 1-6 in order of who you think Henry preferred. Explain your number 1 and your number 6 choice.
2. What does Henry’s relationship with his wives tell you about his personality?

Wife Number 1: Catherine of Aragon: 1509-

• She was a Catholic.
• She was a powerful woman and helped Henry to achieve a friendship with Spain.
• She was clever and popular with the people of England.
• All of her male babies died but she did have a daughter called Mary who survived.
• Henry thought she was old and boring when she reached 40 years of age. He did not think she would have any more children, so forced a divorce and split with the Catholic Church to make sure he could marry Anne Boleyn.
• Henry had a party to celebrate Catherine’s death in 1536.

Wife Number 2: Anne Boleyn: 1533-36.

• She was a Protestant.
• She was young, attractive and fashionable.
• She had a daughter, Elizabeth. Henry sulked for weeks because he wanted a boy.
• She miscarried a baby boy in 1536.
• Henry accused her of having an affair , including with her own brother. There was no proof for this, but she was beheaded in 1536!

Wife Number 4 : Anne of Cleves: 1540.

• She was a Protestant.
• Henry married her to bring friendship between England and a powerful area of Germany called Cleves.
• She was serious and unfashionable.
• Her friends tried to teach her some of Henry’s favourite card games but she didn’t understand them.
• When Henry saw her for the first time he described her as a “fat mare (horse) from Flanders.
• Henry had no children with Anne of Cleves , and divorced her after 6 months.

Wife Number 5 : Catherine Howard: 1540-42.

• She was a Protestant.
• Young, lively and very pretty.
• She flirted with lots of men. Henry was furious!
• Henry found out that she had several boyfriends before she had met him. He decided that a queen should not have a past like this. She was beheaded.
• When she found out that she would be beheaded, she ran around screaming for forgiveness. Henry locked his door and ignored her. Some claim that her crying ghost still haunts the corridors at Hampton Court Palace.

Why did Henry have

so many wives?

Learning Outcomes: By the end of this lesson you will: -Identify the wives of Henry VIII. -Explain why Henry had 6 wives.

• Justify which wife was Henry’s favourite.

Fundamental British Values: Rule of Law & Individual liberty.

Today’s Title:

Key Words: Catholic = Traditional people who follow the Pope in Rome and want the church to stay the same Protestant = People who follow the King and want the church to change

How is marriage/ divorce different today?

Henry’s Wives

Assessment

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Henry VIII Dating Profile

Imagine you must write a dating profile as Henry is looking for a new wife. Imagine that this is during his final marriage before Henry died.

You must include:

• What Henry has enjoyed in previous marriages.
• Why previous marriages have gone wrong.
• Your advice for anyone marrying Henry VIII.

Try to include the dates of Henry’s marriages to build your knowledge of the correct order.

Quick Quiz

1. Which wife did Henry call a ‘mare’/horse?
2. Which wife died of infection after having a son?
3. Which wife was beheaded because of her past life?
4. Which wife survived Henry?
5. Which wife was the only Catholic?
6. How many years after Jane’s death did he marry his new wife?
7. Why did Henry divorce Anne of Cleves?
8. What is the order of the wives?

Quick Quiz

1. Which wife did Henry call a ‘mare’/horse? Anne of Cleves
2. Which wife died of infection after having a son? Jane Seymour
3. Which wife was beheaded because of her past life? Catherine Howard
4. Which wife survived Henry? Catherine Parr
5. Which wife was the only Catholic? Catherine of Aragon
6. How many years after Jane’s death did he marry his new wife? 2
7. Why did Henry divorce Anne of Cleves? No children
8. What is the order of the wives? Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr