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HISTORY
GRADE VI
CHAPTER 1.9a – HOW POWERFUL WAS HENRY VIII?
PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
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Cross the correct answer!
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One of Henry’s problems is
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He wanted to have lots of wives, but church didn’t allow him to do so
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He wanted to have all the control in his hand, but the monasteries are loyal to Catholic
Church
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He needs money to support his people’s life
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He wanted to have lots of daughters but his current wife couldn’t give him one
The picture is the image shows
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Thomas Cromwell
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Sir Thomas More
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King Richard III
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King Henry VIII
King Henry VIII new wife called
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Catherine
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Mary
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Anne Boleyn
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Josephine
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King Henry VIII had to divorce his first wife because
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Based on Church’s rule, he can’t have more than 1 wife
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His first marriage happened not based on his own will
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His First wife pushed Henry to give full control to her
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His first wife didn’t want to have another child
To become the supreme controller of England, Henry managed to
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Gain people’s approval to be the sole controller in England
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Persuade Monasteries to be loyal to him
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Have the military support on him so that no one would dare to oppose him
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Pass the Act of Supremacy which ended the authority of Pope over England’s Church
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King Henry VIII had to marry a new wife as his first wife can’t give him son
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To succeed his marriage, he make himself as the head of Church of England
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When Henry took over Church of England from Pope, all the opposition towards this action
were killed
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Sir Thomas More has ever been King Henry’s Chancellor and friend
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The trusted Councillor of King Henry was called Thomas Cromwell
Fill in the brackets with T(True) of F(False)!
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Bishop Fisher is the supporter of Queen Catherine, known as monks
[F]
and merchants
Bishop Fisher is the supporter of Queen Catherine, known as monks and priests
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King Henry’s only child with his new wife is called Mary
King Henry’s only child with his old wife is called Mary
[F]
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The monasteries was destroyed as they were loyal to the Pope in Rome,
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and not to Henry
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King Henry VIII married his new wife in January 1555
[F]
King Henry VIII married his new wife in January 1533
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Monasteries was destroyed in between 1536 – 1539, and all of the gold
[T]
was taken by King Henry
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Answer the following questions!
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What are King Henry VIII’s Problems and the Solutions to it!
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King Henry VIII wanted a son, but his wife Catherine couldn’t give one. Therefore
he’d like to marry a new wife, but it was forbid by the church as he could only
marry once in his life
Solution : he made himself the head of Church of England so that he could get
himself divorce and marry a new wife
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King Henry VIII wanted full control over England
Solution : he pass Act of Supremacy to end the authority of Pope over England’s
church and kill everyone who oppose
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King Henry VIII needed lots of money for wars in Europe and high end lifestyle, but
the money was limited
Solution : he destroyed monasteries and took over all the gold, silver and land for
his own benefit