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Wnet: Thirteen: The Six Wives of King Henry Viii: Portrait of a King

For Students 9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered why King Henry VIII had six wives, why he looked the way he did, or what things he liked to do? Explore this site and learn all about King Henry VIII from clothes to power to love.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: The Six Wives of Henry Viii

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS series about Henry's six wives, which originally aired in 2003, tells each wife's story in her own words. Includes background information about each woman, why she was chosen to be queen, her role as queen, her struggles with her...
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Wnet: Thirteen: The Six Wives of Henry Viii: Tudor Times

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore Tudor England by playing an interactive riddle game. Find clues to six riddles in paintings that commemorate events from Henry's life and reign.
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English history.net: The Six Wives of Henry Viii

For Students 9th - 10th
If you're looking for a good resource on the six wives of Henry VIII, then you've found the right place. This site presents detailed biographies on each of Henry's wives plus links to other resourceful information.
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Historic Royal Palaces: Hampton Court Palace: Young Henry Viii

For Students 9th - 10th
Henry VIII remains a personality of much interest even today. Explore his biography from handsome, educated young man to grumpy king.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: King Henry Viii by William Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the five-act historic play King Henry VIII by William Shakespeare including a list of characters, a prologue, and an epilogue.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Henry Viii (1491 1547)

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a larger site on Renaissance literature contains links to many biographies of Henry VIII. Includes a compilation of works written by Henry VIII.
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National Archives (UK)

The National Archives: Henry Viii

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of records and primary source documents from the reign of Henry VIII show how Henry developed his own image to make himself seem even more powerful.
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Ted: Ted Ed: History vs. Henry Viii

For Students 9th - 10th
Mark Robinson and Alex Gendler put this controversial figure on trial in History vs. Henry VIII.
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: Henry Viii and His Wives

For Students 9th - 10th
He had how many wives? He was Catholic? Get the story of King Henry the Eighth and his many wives.
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Tudor History: The Six Wives of Henry Viii

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting information provided about the six wives of Henry VIII. Click on each wife for extended information about their lives, their relationship with Henry, and their deaths. Includes links to other sites as well.
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Tudor History: The Six Wives of Henry Viii

For Students 9th - 10th
Website provides biographies of each of the wives of King Henry VIII.
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Britannia History: Henry Viii

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Henry VIII's six wives including details of each of the marriages and the Church of England's break with the Roman Catholic Church. Brief description of the effect of his reign on England. Includes links to other sites on...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Henry Viii

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart examining why Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church including some close procedure activities.
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Explore the Mary Rose

For Students 3rd - 8th
Climb aboard the Mary Rose, Henry VIII's historical Tudor flagship raised in 1982, and enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells of life on board.
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Victoria and Albert Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum: Style Guide: Renaissance

For Students 9th - 10th
An examination of Renaissance style, as it was practiced in England. See examples of Renaissance architecture, furniture, and designs and learn about the motifs that characterize this style of ornamentation. Also learn about the role...
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My Learning

My Learning: Explore the Medieval Realms of St Mary's Abbey, York

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about St. Mary's Abbey, and its power and wealth in the North of England. Take a virtual tour through the Abbey to see how the monks lived from the 1080s to its destruction by Henry VIII in 1539.
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King's College: The Life of Anne Boleyn

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is the front page of a site looking at the life of Anne Boleyn, wife of Henry VIII. Contains a lot of first-hand accounts of her life and death.
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: King Henry Viii

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cartoon drawing of King Henry VIII.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Henry Viii

For Students 9th - 10th
Henry VIII (1509-1547) came to the throne in 1509, inheriting a vast treasure which he owed to the avarice of his father. A young and active man, he was ambitious in the early part of his reign for military distinction and several times...
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Curated OER

Portrait of Henry Viii

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives details into the life of Anne Boleyn. Provides a biography, letters written by Anne, insight into the romance between her and Henry VIII, and more.
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Web Gallery of Art

Web Gallery of Art: Holbein, Hans the Younger

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains links to works by Hans Holbeins the Younger, including images of portraits of Henry VIII and his family.
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English History's Mary Tudor (Mary I)

For Students 9th - 10th
An outline of Mary I's (Henry VIII's first daughter) life divided into 3 sections: her time as princess, her reign as queen, and her marriage to Phillip II of Spain.
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Religion in Tudor Times

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show that focuses on religion during Tudor times from Henry VIII who was Catholic until 1533 when he broke with the church and from the Protestant Church of England to Elizabeth I in...

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