21/01/2025 Six the musical Catherine of Aragon

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

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Lesson goals

- Knowing each of wifes in 

Six the Musical, wives of

Henry VIII

- Knowing the first wife of

Henry VIII

Today

- Newsround

- Discussing one of the 

six wives of Henry VIII

- Listening to one of the 

musical songs

Newsround

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Henry VIII (1509-1547)

- Very popular as a kid, lots of hobbies.

- Was a spare kid, had an older brother.

-  His first wife was his brothers' wife [Catherine of Aragon].

- Was training for church career as a kid, loved theology and Catholism. 

- Married for love. 

The Six Wifes of Henry VIII

Catherine of Aragon

Anne Boleyn

Jane Seymour

Anne of Cleves

Catherine Howard

Catherine Parr

Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536)

Demoted for not bearing a son   

23 years old when married           

First wife of Henry VIII            

Could not produce a son, only a daughter

named Mary.                           

Model wife, except not giving a son       

Forcefully divorced (against the church) 

Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536)

Henry VIII forcefully divorced 

Catherine of Aragon. 

Divorce led to creation of

Catholic Church.

Married another woman 

(Anne Boleyn). 

DIVORCED

Lesson goals

- Knowing each of wifes in 

Six the Musical, wives of

Henry VIII

- Knowing the first wife of

Henry VIII