The six wives of Henry VIII
Card sort activity
Subject:
History
Age group:
8 - 11
Topic:
The Tudors
This resource was originally developed by L. Webster and has been adapted for EAL Nexus.
EAL Nexus – free downloadable teaching materials https://eal.britishcouncil.org/
© Bell Educational Trust 2016
She was married
to Henry for 23
years.
Henry left the
Catholic church
so he could
divorce her.
Catherine of Aragon (1)
She had a
daughter called
Elizabeth.
Anne Boleyn (2)
Henry said she
was a witch so
she was
beheaded.
She was the
mother of Henry’s
only son.
She died 12 days
after her son was
born.
Henry saw her
portrait and
wanted to marry
her.
Henry said she
had a face like a
horse. He
divorced her in
the same year he
married her.
Jane Seymour (3)
Anne of Cleves (4)
She was accused
of having
boyfriends while
she was married
to Henry.
She was pretty
and full of fun.
She had no
children of her
own, but she was
very kind to
Edward, Mary
and Elizabeth.
Henry died while
he was married
to her.
Catherine Howard (5)
Catherine Parr (6)
Image attributions
1. Catherine of Aragon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Aragon By Lucas Hornebolte [Public domain], via Wikimedia
Commons
2. Anne Boleyn: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Anne_Boleyn#/media/File:Anne_boleyn.jpg See page for author [Public
domain], via Wikimedia Commons
3. Jane Seymour: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hans_Holbein_the_Younger__Jane_Seymour,_Queen_of_England_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/1498–1543) [Public
domain], via Wikimedia Commons
4. Anne of Cleeves https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Anne_of_Cleves#/media/File:AnnavonKlevePortrait.jpg Hans Holbein
the Younger (1497/1498–1543) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
5. Catherine Howard: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hans_Holbein_the_Younger__Portrait_of_a_Lady,_perhaps_Katherine_Howard_(Royal_Collection).JPG Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/1498–1543)
[Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
6. Catherine Parr: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Parr#/media/File:Catherine_Parr_from_NPG_cropped.jpg
See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons