Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times?

1. Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times?

2. Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times? Why did Henry VIII marry six times? Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times?

3. Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times? How many times did Henry VIII marry? Catherine of Aragon Anne Boleyn Jane Seymour Married: 1509-1532 Married: 1533-1536 Married: 1536-1537 Anne of Cleves Catherine Howard Katherine Parr Married: 1540-1542 Married: 1543-1547 Married: 1540 Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times?

4. Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times? What did Henry VIII do all day? Which of these did Henry do? Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times?

5. Unit 7 Part 1 Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times? Why did Henry VIII divorce Catherine of Aragon? Henry had problems! What were they? Henry needed a Son. Without one, he feared the Tudors would lose power. Catherine was getting too old to have any more children. Catherine gave birth to six children but five died within a few weeks of being born. They had one child survive, Mary. A girl was just not good enough for Henry! If Henry divorced Catherine, He would fall out with the POPE If you were Henry, what would you do? Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times?

6. Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times? Did marrying Anne Boleyn or Jane Seymour solve Henry’s problems? Jane Seymour Anne Boleyn • Married in 1533 • Was a maid to Catherine • and Anne • Only lasted 3 years • One daughter, Elizabeth • Married Henry in 1536 • Still no son!! So… • Gave birth to Edward, a • SON!! HURRAY!!! But… • Accused of being a witch! So… Off with her head! Jane died 12 days later Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times?

7. Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times? Why did the marriage to Anne of Cleves fail? • Married Henry in • January 1940 What went wrong? • He married her so he • could make an alliance • with German Protestants. • He needed friends • They spoke different • languages 2. They had different interests • Henry had seen a beautiful • portrait of her… but… 3. He is supposed to have called her a ‘FLANDERS MARE’ • She wasn’t as pretty in • real life… so they were 4. He needed more heirs and fell in love with wife number 5… DIVORCED in July 1540 Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times?

8. Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times? Why did Henry marry Catherine Howard? • Henry thought she was • beautiful • She was a lot younger than • Henry. She was 19, he was • nearly 50!!! • Henry needed friends and • she was from a powerful • Catholic family • She had other boyfriends • of her own age. So… Off with her head! • He needed more heirs Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times?

9. Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times? Why did Henry marry Katherine Parr? • Married Henry in 1543 Why did he marry her? • He needed someone to • look after him, because he • was old and in 1957… • He was old and lonely • Henry still needed friends. • Katherine was from a powerful • Protestant family HE DIED • and was buried with his • beloved 3rd wife Jane • Henry needed someone • to look after his children Katherine SURVIVED Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times?

10. Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times? Henry wanted to create a Tudor DYNASTY He needed someone to look after the ROYAL CHILDREN LOVE Why did Henry marry 6 times? He needed a SON He needed ALLIES What do you think were the most important reasons? Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times?

11. Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times? What did Henry’s Children look like? Queen Mary I Queen Elizabeth I King Edward VI Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times?