Презентация и интерактивные задания по теме "Henry VIII"
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HISTORICAL REFERENCE

The Tudor family came to power after the Wars of the Roses. These were civil wars be tween the houses of York (white rose) and Lancaster (red rose), both of whom claimed the throne. Memories of the horrors of these wars were still alive when Henry VIII, who was just the second Tudor king crowned.

The young King, handsome, gifted and athletic, did much for the glory of England. His ta lents were diverse — he was interested in mu sic, books and sport. The young king paid a lot of attention to religious questions.

He was a true catholic and by 1521 he had written an Anti-Lutheran book, for which a grateful Pope awarded him the title of Defender of the Faith. But only 10 years later Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church and set up his own Church of England. The king made himself the Supreme Head of this new Church, and began to close the monasteries. Henry did this because he was short of mo ney and wanted the wealth of the monaste ries for himself.

There were a lot of reasons for breaking away from Rome, but the main reason was a romantic one.

Only a few weeks after his coronation Henry mar ried his brother's widow, a beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon. She was nice and clever and was a true friend to her husband, but she failed to give him a son and after ten years of their marriage England had no heir. Henry thought that England would be weak if there were no king to follow him and he didn't want his country to have civil wars again.

This problem had troubled Henry for many years when he met Anne Boleyn, a lady-in-wait ing. Anne was not a beauty and had six fingers on one of her hands, but the king fell madly in low with her. Henry asked the Pope to give him a divorce so that he could marry again and ex plained that Catherine had first been his elder brother's wife, who had died very young. He thought that it had been a sin to marry his broth er's widow and that the absence of sons was his punishment.

But the Pope refused and that made the King of Eng land break away from the Catholic Church. Henry also proclaimed Mary, the daughter he had by this marriage, illegitimate.

Henry divorced Catherine and married Anne Boleyn, but she didn't give him a son either and when Henry got tired of her he had her executed. By his second marriage Henry had another daughter, Elizabeth, whom he also pro claimed illegitimate.

Ten days after Ann Boleyn's execution the king married his third wife, Jane Seymour, who did give him a son, but died twelve days later.

All in all Hemy VIII had six wives. As he grew older the king became suspicious and ruthless. His fifth wife, Catherine Howard, was beheaded in the Tower, and the last one, Catherine Parr would have followed her, but she was lucky enough to survive the king.

King Henry VIII left three children: Mary by Catherine of Aragon, Elizabeth by Anne Boleyn and Edward, the Prince of Wales, by Jane Seymour. The children's father never thought that each of his children would rule England after him. He couldn't foresee either that his second daughter, Elizabeth, whom he never loved and proclaimed illegitimate, would become Queen Elizabeth I, the greatest mon arch England has ever known.

HENRY    VIII  (1509-1547)    Claim to fame

• Got rid of the Catholic Church in England and made himself head of the new Church. That gave him the chance to divorce his first wife and also to steal the riches of the Catholic Church.
• He built the first modern navy.
• He liked hunting, eating, riding, eating, archery, eating, music, eating... and getting his own way.
• All in all he had six wives.

1.   Choose the correct beginning or ending.

1)        The Tudor family came to power ....

1. after the Hundred Years' War
2. after the War with Ireland
3. after the Wars of the Roses

2)        By 1521 Henry VIII had written an Anti-Lutheran book for which a grateful
Pope awarded him the title of ... .

1. Supreme Head of his new church
2. Defender of the Faith
3. Hammer of the Scots

3)        Henry VIII closed the monasteries because ... .

1. he wanted to get their wealth and lands
2. he was an atheist
3. he quarrelled with his first wife

4)        Henry VIII wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon because ... .

1. she loved his brother
2. she didn't give him a son
3. she had a nasty character

5)        Henry VIII had his second wife, Anne Boleyn, executed because ... .

1. she didn't give him a son
2. she had six fingers on her hand

с) she was the mother of Elizabeth, who later became the greatest monarch England had ever known

6)        Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church because ....

1. the Pope refused to allow Henry to divorce Catherine of Aragon
2. the Pope told Henry that his marriage to Catherine was a sin
3. Henry wanted to become a Protestant

7)        All in all Henry VIII had ... .

1. eight wives
2. five wives
3. six wives

8)        Henry VIII wanted to have a son because ... .

1. he thought that England would be weak if there were no King to follow him
2. he hated girls
3. he wanted to have somebody to play football with

9)        After Henry's death ... came to the throne.

1. his daughter Elizabeth
2. his wife Catherine Parr
3. his son Edward

10)... became the greatest monarch England has ever known.

1. Mary
2. Elizabeth
3. Catherine of Aragon
4. Edward, Prince of Wales

2. Put the events of Henry VIII’s life in correct order.

Keys.

1. 1c, 2b, 3a, 4b, 5a, 6a, 7c, 8a, 9c, 10b

2.

1. Henry was born.
2. Henry became King of England.
3. Henry wrote an anti-Lutheran book.
4. Henry closed the monasteries.
5. Henry married Catherine of Aragon.
6. Mary was born.
7. Henry fell in love with Anne Boleyn.
8. Henry broke away from Rome.
9. Henry set up a new Church of England.
10. Henry divorced Catherine of Aragon.
11. Henry married Anne Boleyn.
12. Elizabeth was born.
13. Henry had Anne Boleyn executed.
14. Henry married Jane Seymour.
15. Edward, Prince of Wales was born.
16. Henry became ruthless and suspicious.
17. Henry had his fifth wife executed.
18. Henry married Catherine Paar.
19. Henry died.

Источник:

Кауфман К. И., Кауфман М. Ю. КЗО     Страницы британской истории: Книга для чтения по англ. языку в 7-11 кл. общеобразов. шк.— Обнинск: Титул, 2003.