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Study the information on Henry VIII for 1 min. & answer the questions that follow >>>

The C15th warrior king,

Henry V was an inspiration to

Henry

Henry signed a peace settlement with Louis

XII in 1510

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Warham, was

very cautious & was replaced by Wolsey in

1515

Henry staged show trials of

unpopular councillors

such as Empson &

Dudley, who were executed un trumped up

charges

Henry married Catherine of Aragon on 11 June 1509, despite being previously married to his brother, Arthur

Henry was keen to project

himself as the ideal

Renaissance monarch

QuestionsQuestions With whom did Henry sign a peace treaty in With whom did Henry sign a peace treaty in

1510?1510? Describe the character of his 1Describe the character of his 1stst Archbishop of Archbishop of

Canterbury.Canterbury. Who were arrested & executed on trumped up Who were arrested & executed on trumped up

charges?charges? Who was Henry’s warrior-king idol?Who was Henry’s warrior-king idol? What kind of monarch was Henry keen to be What kind of monarch was Henry keen to be

seen as?seen as? In the photo, what is the bride carrying in her In the photo, what is the bride carrying in her

hand?hand?

AnswersAnswers With whom did Henry sign a peace treaty in 1510?With whom did Henry sign a peace treaty in 1510? Louis XIILouis XII Describe the character of his 1Describe the character of his 1stst Archbishop of Canterbury. Archbishop of Canterbury. CautiousCautious Who were arrested & executed on trumped up charges?Who were arrested & executed on trumped up charges? Empson & DudleyEmpson & Dudley Who was Henry’s warrior-king idol?Who was Henry’s warrior-king idol? Henry VHenry V What kind of monarch was Henry keen to be seen as?What kind of monarch was Henry keen to be seen as? RenaissanceRenaissance In the photo, what is the bride carrying in her hand?In the photo, what is the bride carrying in her hand? Gold purseGold purse

Like father like Like father like son? How son? How

different were different were Henry VII & VIII?Henry VII & VIII?

To compare the styles of To compare the styles of leadership of H7 & 8leadership of H7 & 8

To develop skills in source To develop skills in source analysisanalysis

Learning objectives

Key words: attaint papal dispensation

Your taskYour taskThis portrait was painted around 1509 by an unknown artist. Can you guess who it might be?

What are the problems in using portraits to understand the character of sitters?

Compare it with other images from www.marileecody.com

Your taskYour task

Read p.8-11 and take notes on these Read p.8-11 and take notes on these areas:areas:

Foreign policyForeign policy PersonnelPersonnel MarriageMarriage The Renaissance KingThe Renaissance King

How successfully did Henry VII prepare How successfully did Henry VII prepare his son for kingship? Read p.12his son for kingship? Read p.12

Take note!Limit yourself to no more than 5 bullet points per heading

Foreign policyForeign policy

Admired achievements of Ed III and Admired achievements of Ed III and Henry VHenry V

Chivalric duty to wage war on FranceChivalric duty to wage war on France Turned against cautious advisers, e.g. Turned against cautious advisers, e.g.

Abp WarhamAbp Warham Preferred counsel of Thomas Howard, Preferred counsel of Thomas Howard,

22ndnd Duke of Norfolk (former soldier) Duke of Norfolk (former soldier)

The bellicose Thomas Howard

PersonnelPersonnel

Richard Empson & Edmind Dudley Richard Empson & Edmind Dudley arrested & executed on trumped up arrested & executed on trumped up charges of treasoncharges of treason

Henry VII’s elderly advisers replaced Henry VII’s elderly advisers replaced with ‘new men’ e.g. Thomas Wolsey with ‘new men’ e.g. Thomas Wolsey (appointed Royal Almoner in 1510)(appointed Royal Almoner in 1510)

MarriageMarriage

Married Catherine of AragonMarried Catherine of Aragon Papal dispensation (1502)Papal dispensation (1502) Catherine remained in England as a Catherine remained in England as a

diplomatic pawndiplomatic pawn

Renaissance KingRenaissance King

Applauded by leading Applauded by leading scholars, e.g. More & scholars, e.g. More & ErasmusErasmus

Extolled ideals of Extolled ideals of Renaissance Renaissance monarchy, strong monarchy, strong leadership, loyalty leadership, loyalty from his people, from his people, servant of Church, servant of Church, successful warrior, successful warrior, patron of artpatron of art

To what extent does this portrait of Henry based on the famous ‘Whitehall Mural’ suggest he was a Renaissance King?

Your taskYour task

Study the sources on p.11. Compare Study the sources on p.11. Compare them. How do they differ?them. How do they differ?

How does the NOP of the sources How does the NOP of the sources help to explain the reasons for their help to explain the reasons for their differences?differences?

Based on what you now know about Based on what you now know about Henry, which would you say was Henry, which would you say was more accurate?more accurate?

Your taskYour task

Study the information on p.87-90 of Study the information on p.87-90 of ‘The Early Tudors’ by Ellsmore & ‘The Early Tudors’ by Ellsmore & Hudson and make a list of Henry Hudson and make a list of Henry positive & negative characteristicspositive & negative characteristics

Consider how reliable your evidence Consider how reliable your evidence isisPositive characteristics of

Henry VIIINegative characteristics

of Henry VIII

This House believes that Henry VIII lacked the qualities of a successful Tudor king

Extension

Produce factoids on

Sir Thomas MooreErasmus

Read up on Henry VIII’s childhood & education

A grade

If you want to achieve the higher grades at A

Level you’ll need to tackle these tasks

Henry VIII by Guido Mazzoni

Eltham PalaceHenry VIII’s childhood

home

ErasmusMoore

HomeworkHomework Produce a ‘Hello’ magazine Produce a ‘Hello’ magazine

feature on the new Tudor feature on the new Tudor monarch Henry VIII. Include monarch Henry VIII. Include these itemsthese items CharacterCharacter Control of factionsControl of factions Foreign PolicyForeign Policy

On a separate sheet of paper, On a separate sheet of paper, bullet point the sections of bullet point the sections of the article an opponent of the article an opponent of Henry might take issue withHenry might take issue with

Example of Hello magazine

Like father like Like father like son? How son? How

different were different were Henry VII & VIII?Henry VII & VIII?

To compare the styles of To compare the styles of leadership of H7 & 8leadership of H7 & 8

To develop skills in source To develop skills in source analysisanalysis

Learning objectives

Key words: attaint papal dispensation