Henry VIII - Catherine of Aragon Annulment Causes - GCSE Edexcel History - Lesson 8

This lesson examines the following questions relating to Henry’s marriage with Catherine of Aragon:

• Why did Henry VIII marry Catherine of Aragon?
• What was the marriage between Henry and Catherine like?
• Why did Henry VIII want to annul the marriage with Catherine of Aragon by 1527?

This is a fully resourced lesson which includes a printable fact sheet based on the GCSE Edexcel specification as well as worksheets, discussion tasks, engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews.

The downloaded lesson includes the following:

1x A4 printable worksheet/diagram of the reasons for the annulment
1x A4 printable worksheet explaining the reasons
1x A4 printable worksheet based on historical interpretations of Catherine of Aragon.

1x main Power Point:
Slide 1: Title slide – Why did Henry VIII Annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon?
Slide 2: Main Lesson Aims
Slide 3-4: As You Enter Warm Up: Divorce in the modern world discussion and quiz with answers revealed.
Slide 5-6: Learning Recap 1: Catherine of Aragon multiple choice quiz with answers revealed.
Slide 7: Key Term Explanation: What is the difference between divorce and annulment?
Slide 8: Background information: Portraits of Catherine and Anne Boleyn.
Slide 9: Interpretation Task: What is the difference between the two historical interpretations of Catherine of Aragon?
Slide 10: Task 1: The reasons for the annulment activity and challenge questions.
Slide 11: Task 2: An optional creative writing task.
Side 12: Example exam questions
Slide 13-14: Learning Review Quiz with answers
Slide 15: Lesson fact sheet

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