Why did Henry divorce Catherine of Aragon?
Objectives Children should learn: • about the reasons for Henry’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon • about the power of a Tudor monarch • to consider possible solutions to Henry’s problems Activities Outcomes Children: Give the children a text with a simple description of Henry’s problems, eg the need for a son, Catherine’s age, the need for money. It should also include a few solutions. Ask the children to identify the problems. Help the children place the problems in order of importance and to suggest solutions and produce a grid with two columns: problems and solutions. • identify the problems of the Tudor king • identify key points in a text • place the problems in order of importance Points to note This section of activities is designed to enable children to distinguish relevant and irrelevant information. The teacher’s presentation needs to draw the activity together and explain why Henry divorced Catherine. A comparison of attitudes to divorce in the past and today could contrib
