HISTORY KNOWLEDGE ORGANISERS Learning focus HENRY VIII To understand what type of king Henry VIII was 1 Henry’s wives 2 Formation of the Church of England 3 Timeline Henry married 6 times in his lifetime. • Reasons-Henry VIII desperately wanted a divorce from his wife 1491 Henry was born. As the second son of Henry VII. 1. Catherine of Aragon-Spanish Catherine of Aragon because she st royalty. Mother of Mary 1 . was not providing him with a son. 1502 Henry’s older brother Arthur died; Henry was now heir to the throne. 2. Anne Boleyn-Mother of Elizabeth However, this was against the rules 1st. of the Catholic Church. 3. Jane Seymour-Mother of Edward. • Henry was also keen to increase 1509 Henry VIII becomes King aged 17. Only wife to give Henry a son. his funds, which he could do by • He lowered taxes and executed his father’s hated advisors 4. Anne of Cleves-Henry agreed to taking money from the church and • He married Katherine of Aragon, his brother’s widow. preventing the Catholic Church marry her based on a portrait and from taking any more tax out of the 1516 Katherine of Aragon gave birth to Mary I. was displeased when they finally country. met! 1533 Henry’s marriage to Katherine of Aragon was annulled. 5. Catherine Howard-30 years younger • Actions-Henry VIII asked the Henry married Anne Boleyn in secret. than Henry VIII when they married! Catholic Church for a divorce. Anne Boleyn gave birth to a baby girl (Elizabeth). 6. Catherine Parr-Married Henry 4 Pope Clement VII told Henry that he could not have one. He also told 1534 Henry became head of the Church in England years before he died. Henry that he was not able to remarry and that if he did any 1535 Henry executes Thomas More for failing to agree with Henry’s children would be illegitimate. marriage to Anne Boleyn. Henry stood up in parliament and demanded that all members of the 1536 Henry had Anne Boleyn executed for having an affair. Church in England recognise him as Henry suffered a rebellion of 40,000 men after he shut down Supreme Head and Sole Protector of religious buildings after his fight with the Pope. the Church in England. In February Henry married his third wife Jane Seymour. 1931, this was proclaimed to the people. 1537 Jane Seymour gave birth to a baby boy (Edward) but Jane died soon afterwards. • Consequences-By 1533 an order was issued that stated that the Pope 1540 Henry married and then divorced Anne of Cleves. had no more authority in England Henry executed Thomas Cromwell, his main advisor. He was angry than any other bishop. So the pope that he’d encouraged his marriage to Anne of Cleves. had less authority than Henry! Henry, now 49 years old married the 19 year old Catherine Howard. • By 1534 all payments were transferred from the Pope to the King. So Henry received all the 1542 Catherine Howard was put to death for having an affair money that was going to the Pope. • Henry could now divorce! He also 1543 Henry married his sixth and final wife Catherine Parr. made a law which stated that anyone who wrote or said anything bad about his marriage would be sentenced to death. 1547 Henry VIII died.