Henry VIII

Tudor monarch whose want for a male heir led him to break with the Catholic Church over his need to divorce and marry again. He did so 6 times.

• Henry the 7th

• Henry the 8th

• Louis the 14th

English Parliament's legal action at the request of Henry VIII that made him head of the Church of England so he could divorce Catherine of Aragon.

• Act of Justice

• Act of Supremacy

• Act of Matrimony

In what time period did Henry the 8th rule?

• Beginning of the Renaissance/1300's

• Toward the end of the Renaissance/1500's

• After the Renaissance/1600's

Which of these world history eras was NOT going on at the time of Henry the 8th's reign as King of England?

• Renaissance

• Scientific Revolution

• Protestant Reformation

• Crusades

What type of people did Henry the 8th appoint to positions of power?

• Only nobles

• Common men outside the nobility

What was Henry the 8th seeking above all else?

• A happy marriage

• A male heir to the throne

• European dominance

What did Henry the 8th think of Luther's Protestant Reformation at first?

• He declared it heresy.

• He openly supported it.

• He wanted to join.

What made Henry the 8th re-think his allegiance to the Catholic Church?

• He liked Protestantism

• His son convinced him to switch to Protestantism

• The Pope would not grant him a divorce.

Did Anne Boleyn help Henry the 8th with a male heir?

• She did. He became king later.

• She did not. She was later executed for treason.

• She did not, but they kept trying throughout a happy marriage.

What was significant about Parliament's Act of Supremacy which made Henry the head of the Church of England?

• It was one of the first times Parliament did something outside of taxation.

• They later repealed it.

• It did not make him the head of the church.