1. Henry VIII and the Break with Rome Key Terms and Definitions
Key events
1509 Henry VIII becomes king.
1509 Henry Marries Catherine of Aragon.
1516 Mary Tudor is born.
1521 The Pope gives Henry the title defender of the faith.
1524 Henry doubts the validity of his marriage to Catherine.
1526 Henry meets Anne Boleyn
1527 Henry enquires about getting a divorce from Catherine.
1529 Thomas Cranmer is employed to find a solution to the divorce problem.
1531 Henry states he is now the head of the Church in England.
1533 Henry marries Anne in secret.
1533 Thomas Cranmer states that Henry is now divorced.
7th Sept 1533 Elizabeth Tudor is born.
1534 The Act of succession – Mary Tudor is no longer first in line to the throne. If anyone disagrees it is classed as treason.
1534 the Act of supremacy
1535 Henry starts Investigating monasteries in order to close them down.
1536 Henry marries Jane Seymour
1536 Act of succession means that any offspring from this marriage will be King.
Key Terms and Definitions
Act of supremacy - gives Henry power over the monarchy and the church.
Annulment – To declare a marriage invalid.
Catholic – A follower of Catholicism, one of the main Christian religions.
Defender of the faith - A title given to a monarch so as they will protect the faith of its people.
Dissolution – The act of officially breaking up an organisation, used to describe the time when Henry VIII closed all the monasteries in England.
Divine rights of kings – the belief that Kings and Queens could do as they wished because they were appointed by God.
Economic – this relates to the money a country has and how it might be spent.
Excommunicate – to expel from the Catholic church. A very serious punishment.
Execution -The process of killing or beheading an enemy for a crime.
Faith – Strong religious belief in something.
Monasteries – A large religious building where monks and nuns live and work.
Parliament – passes laws in a country with the monarchs permission.
Political – this relates to how the government in a country is run.
Protestant – A group of Christians who protest against the catholic church.
Reformation – the name given to the changes made to the Catholic church at the time of the Tudors.
Tyrant – a cruel and demanding ruler.
Wealth – An abundance of wealth or possessions.

2. Henry VIII and the Break with Rome
Key People
Henry VIII – King of England, Married 6 times. Henry became King of England in 1509.
Arthur Tudor – Arthur was the first son of Henry VII. He was married to Catherine of Aragon for 5 months before his early death In 1502 at the age of 15.
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey – The Archbishop of York during Henry VIII reign.
Thomas Cromwell - a lawyer and statesman who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII of England from 1532 to 1540.
Mary Tudor – The first daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
Elizabeth Tudor – The second child of Henry VIII and daughter of Anne Boleyn.
Edward Tudor – The third and only son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymore.
Pope – The leader of the Catholic church who lives in Rome.
Anne Boleyn – The second wife of Henry VIII, mother of Elizabeth Tudor.
Catherine of Aragon – The first wife of Henry VIII, mother of Mary Tudor.
Jane Seymour – Third wife of Henry VIII, mother of Edward Tudor.
Phillip II of Spain – King of Spain at the time of Henry, married to Mary Tudor.
Key Concepts
Conflict – a serious disagreement
Chronology The arrangements of dates or events in the correct order that they happened.
Dissolution – The act of officially breaking up an organisation.
Heir – the person who is next in line to the throne.
Heaven and hell - Medieval People believe that you would go to heaven being a Monk or a Nun or buying churches or schools. You could also get people to pray for you after you have died. People in Medieval times didn't want to go to hell because they thought it was a horrible place will horrible monsters that whip you and torture you! These ideas continued into Tudor England.
Loyalty – staying true to someone and being honest and helpful.
Protest – an act that shows people are unhappy.
Rebellion – a violent protest
Religion – the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, usually a God.
Succession – the process of inheriting a title, in this case the Kingship of Engalnd.