HENRY VIII Henry VIII is the most __________ king in all of history. He is solely responsible for England’s ________ from the _________________. This break from the church was not brought on by the corruption of the pope or society………it was brought on by _______. King Henry VIII had ____ wives and this is their story and how it relates to a new church in England.

HENRY VIII Henry VII was king and had two sons – _________ & __________. Since Arthur was the eldest, he was heir to the throne. Arthur married ___________________, but died four months after their wedding. Catherine said their marriage had never been ______________ and was granted an annulment from the Catholic church. She then married the new King of England – ______________. (Arthur’s brother)

Catherine of Aragon Now, Catherine and Henry VIII were going to try for their own heir to the throne – by having a ______. Catherine had 2 stillborns, 1 miscarriage, and 2 sons that died less than a year old. Finally, she had a child that lived! Only problem was……….it was a ____ – _____. The couple continued to try, but Catherine was 40 and beyond ______________________. Henry became desperate and started an affair with ___________, but she too could not conceive a child.

Anne Boleyn After numerous _________, he fell in love with ________________. (Mary’s sister/Catherine’s maid) Henry VIII began to petition the pope for an _________ to his marriage with ______________. This argument went on for six years. It was against their ________ and Catherine wanted to secure her daughter _________ spot as the heir. Things came to a head in 1533 when Anne became ___________. To avoid any questions about the child’s legitimacy, Henry had to act quick.

The Break from the Catholic Church His solution was to the ________ the power of the ______ in England and have ___________, the archbishop of Canterbury, grant the annulment. HENRY VIII then created __________________ – this FOREVER changed religion. In his new church, he _______ Catherine, demoted her as queen and kicked her out of England. He ________ Anne Boleyn in January 1533 and she became the new ________________.

Anne Boleyn The couple became excited for their first child that would hopefully become the heir, but……… _______________________. They kept trying, but Anne had two ____________. The pressure was on to have a son, especially since Henry VIII had shown interest in ______________. The majority of England was __________ with Anne’s influence on leaving the church; so they began to __________________________.

Anne Boleyn In May 1536, Anne and her brother were arrested on charges of ________, _________ and _________________. Even though the charges were false, the king approved of their ___________. Before the execution, Henry declared their marriage was dissolved and ________ Anne was __________ on May 19th.

Jane Seymour On the same day as Anne Boleyn’s execution, _________________________________________. The two were ___________ on May 30, 1536. 21 days after Anne’s __________ Two years later, ________________________. Henry hoped for a boy since he considered Jane his _____________________ In October 1537 a _______ was born! __________ was now the official heir to the throne. _____________________________________.

Anne of Cleves Henry stayed single for over two years due to his true love for Jane. The split from Rome left England __________, so he needed the possibility of a bride to secure an ______. He made a deal with the Duke of Cleves (France) to marry his sister, ______________. Immediately after their marriage, Henry wanted out. She was not ______ and extremely ____________. She knew there would be trouble if she didn’t agree with the king. Therefore, she said her marriage had never been ____________ and they were _________.

Kathryn Howard Sixteen days after his divorce with Anne, Henry took his fifth wife, ______________, on July 28, 1540. Henry was ____ and Kathryn was ____. Kathryn was Anne Boleyn’s _______ (Henry’s 2nd wife) Less than a year into Kathryn's marriage, the rumors of _________ began. There was enough evidence that the queen had been an __________________. She was __________ on February 13, 1542.

The last years…. __________ became Henry’s 6th wife in July 1543. She was very close with her three stepchildren, ______, _________, and ______________. _____________________________________. ________, Henry’s only son (with ____________) became the new king of England, at 10 years old. Unfortunately, Edward became ill and _______ five years later. Who would rule England now?

Queen Mary I After Edward’s death, Henry VIII’s first daughter (with ________________) ruled over England – Queen _________. During her ruling, Mary did something extremely controversial….. ______________________________________!!! Many people disapproved of this, but Mary _________ any people who spoke out. This is how she got the nickname “_____________.” Mary I died in 1558 with _______ to the throne. Who would rule next?

Queen Elizabeth I After Mary’s death, Henry’s last child (with ____ __________) became the new queen – ___________. For the past two years, Elizabeth had been imprisoned after Mary accused her of _________. The first thing she did as queen was restore the church back to ________________. This becomes The Church of England, as it is today. Elizabeth I dies in _________. After five rulers, six wives, and the dramatic change in religion…. All of Henry’s decedents had passed and England was ruled by James I, from a completely different family.

CLOSURE On a sheet of paper, summarize the life of HENRY VIII. SUMMARIZE!!! Don’t include too many details. 8-10 sentences.