The Tudors 1485-1603Lesson Objective To understand the Tudor family treeTo explore the main features of the Tudor period

Tudor Family Tree QuestionsWho was Henry VIIIs father?When did Henry VIII become King of England?How long was Henry VIII king of England?What was the name of Henry VIIIs only son?What year did Mary I die?Who became Queen after Mary I?How long was Elizabeth I Queen of England?In which two centuries was Elizabeth I Queen?

Henry VIIILesson Objectives

To analyse sources to consider what kind of a man Henry VIII was

What makes a good king?

What makes a good king?Listens to his peopleNot greedy with taxesIs not radical with religious changesDoes not try to make all the decisions himselfListens to peoples adviceMakes sensible decisions Avoids unnecessary wars

This is Britney SpearsYou have two minutes to jot down what you think of her and explain why.

You have just come up with INTERPRETATIONS of Britney Spears.

An interpretation is somebodys opinion, explanation or idea of an event, person or time.

Interpretations may not always agree, for example:Some people feel that Britney Spears is an good singer and musician. Other people think she is bad mother and a bad role model These different interpretations have been made by different people about Britney spears, but does that make one of them wrong?

Source A:After dinner we were taken to see King Henry VIII. The king is very good looking. Tall and strong with auburn hair. He speaks many languages and plays sport as well as any man in England. He is a young man who will soon be 25 years old.A description of Henry VIII written by a Ambassador to Henrys court.

Source B:By the time he died in 1547 he was massively overweight, trusted no one, was easily annoyed and was a very dangerous man to fall out with.Written by a modern historian.What do these sources tell us about interpretations?

Today we are going to look closer at Henry VIII ourselves, and try to form our own interpretations of him.Henry VIII What type of King was he?

Your Task Using the sources in front of you draw a comic book style picture of what you think Henry VIII looked like.

Plenary List 5 bad things about Henry VIII

List 5 good things about Henry VIII

You MUST use the sources

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