History at key stages 1 and 2 (Year 3/4)

Unit 7: Why did Henry VIII marry six times?

Prior learning

It is helpful if the children have:

used pictures of people as a source of information about the past
read and talked about the lives of famous people in the past, eg Florence Nightingale, Guy Fawkes
learnt about the way of life of people at a time beyond living memory

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.


	1. How many times did Henry VIII marry?
	2. What was Henry VIII like as a person?
	3. What did Henry VIII do all day?
	4. Why did Henry divorce Catherine of Aragon?
	5. Did marrying Anne Boleyn or Jane Seymour solve Henry's problems?
	6. Why did the marriage to Anne of Cleves fail?
	7. Why did Henry marry Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr?
	8. Why did Henry marry six times?