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King Henry VIII and his six wives

Fact sheet

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Format: PDF

This resource contains key facts about King Henry VIII, Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Kateryn Parr.

National Curriculum links

• Supports pupils to extend and deepen their chronologically secure knowledge and understanding of British, local and world history, to provide a well-informed context for wider learning.
• Supports pupils to identify significant events, make connections, draw contrasts, and analyse trends within periods and over long arcs of time.

Resource Information

Key Stage

  • KS2 (age 7-11)
  • KS3 (age 11-14)
  • Home Educators
  • International Schools

Subjects

  • History

Topic

  • Tudors

Type

  • Biographies & Fact sheets
  • Printable activities

Palace

  • Tower of London
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