Henry 8

Cards (22)

  • Henry viii made the church of England
  • henry viii had 6 wives
  • Catherine of Aragon was henrys first wife, they married when he was 17 she was 23
  • catherine of aragon was spanish
  • catherine of aragon was the widow of prince Arthur who died at age 15
  • catherine of aragon was catholic
  • catherine of aragon did not have any sons with henry so he wanted to marry ann boleyn who could give him a son
  • catherine of aragon was anne boleyn's mother-in-law
  • henry wanted an annulment so that he could marry Anne Boleyn
  • anne boleyn was henrys second wife
  • the pope refused to annul catherines marriage with henry because it would be against god's law
  • henry had been married to Catherine of Aragon since 1509
  • catherine of aragon did not have any sons with henry so couldnt be queen mother
  • ann boleyn was english
  • Henry decided to break away from Rome and create his own church called the Church of England
  • Henry VIII became king in september 1422
  • Henry VIII was born on June 28th 1491
  • the pope refused to grant the annulment because it would be against God's law
  • The Act of Restraint of Appeals (1533) meant that no one could appeal to the Pope without permission from the king
  • henry broke away from the church of rome and created his own church called the Church of England
  • Cromwell helped henry get his divorce from catherine of aragon by setting up the act of supremacy which made henry the head of the church of england
  • henry married Anne Boleyn on the 25th June 1533