This presentation begins the background of the Plantagenet dynasty in England, beginning with the larger than life Henry II, and through the War of the Roses, with the controversial figure of Richard the III, endes with another monumental monarch, Henry VIII. In the book by the same title, His six wives, in an imaginary meeting during our times, discuss pationately their own perspective about this giant of a man.His legacy becomes more evident, as we analyze further the fascinating period of the rest of the Tudor heirs.

1. SIX TUDOR QUEENS A Historical Play

3. ICEBREAKER: Henry VIII and his Six Wives What do you know? What would you like to learn? What have you learned?

4. BACKGROUND Plantagenet Dynasty Henry II (r. 1154-89) Richard I (r. 1189-99) John (r. 1199-1216) Henry III (r. 1216-72) (five more kings)

5. Henry II

6. BACKGROUND (cont.) War of the Roses (1455-1485) Lancastrians: Red Rose vs. Yorkists: White Rose Henry IV of Bolingbroke (House of Lancaster) Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou vs. Richard, Duke of York and Warwick, the Kingmaker Edward IV (House of York) Richard III (House of York) =’the usurper’ vs. Henry Tudor (House of Lancaster) =Henry VII

7. Richard III and The Princes in the Tower

8. White Rose vs. Red Rose York vs. Lancaster

9. Tudor Ancestry Catherine of France, widow of Henry V – married Owen Tudor - Sons: Edmund, Jasper and Owen Margaret Beaufort, Great granddaughter of John of Gaunt and Catherine Swynford, - married Edmund Tudor Son: Henry VII (r. 1485-1509)

10. Tudor Rose Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

11. Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

12. Red and White Rose TUDOR ROSE: Red and White Tudor Rose Henry VII (house of Lancaster) married Elizabeth of York (daughter of Edward IV, sister of The Princes in the Tower) They had four children: Margaret Arthur Henry Mary

13. FAMILY TREE: THE TUDORS

14. Henry VIII

15. Henry VIII’s Advisors Thomas Wolsey (1471-1530) Sir or Saint Thomas More (1478-1535) Thomas Crammer (1489-1556) Thomas Cromwell (1485-1540)

16. THE PLAY Henry VIII (1491-1547) Katharine of Aragon (1485-1536) - Queen 1 Anne Boleyn (1507-1536) - Queen 2 Jane Seymour (1508/09-1537) – Queen 3 Anne of Cleves (1515–1557) – Queen 4 Catherine Howard (1520/25-1542) – Queen 5 Katherine Parr (1512-1548) – Queen 6

17. Food, Utensils and Table Manners Meat for the rich Coarse bread and cheese for the poor Knives, common bowls, fingers Wash hands out in the open; do not put fingers in your ears, or on your heads; don’t blow nose, wipe off sweat, or scratch with hands, don’t poke around in the bowl. Throw bones on the floor (not back in the bowl). The ‘release of wind’ is frowned upon.

18. The Play Henry VIII (1491-1547) Katharine of Aragon (1485-1536) - Queen 1 Anne Boleyn (1507-1536) - Queen 2 Jane Seymour (1508/09-1537) – Queen 3 Anne of Cleves (1515–1557) – Queen 4 Catherine Howard (1520/25-1542) – Queen 5 Katherine Parr (1512-1548) – Queen 6

19. Katharine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn

20. Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves

21. Catherine Howard and Katherine Parr

22. Henry VIII’s Heirs Edward VI (r. 1547-53) Jane (r. July 10-19, 1553) Mary I (r. 1553-58) Elizabeth I (r. 1558-1603)

23. What have you Learned?” Sharing

24. Favorite Historical Novelists Nora Lofts Edward Rutherfurd Phillipa Gregory Margaret George Jean Plaidy Allison Weir Robin Maxwell

25. Favorite Movies The Lion in Winter Murder in the Cathedral Richard III The Tudors (TV series) The Other Boleyn Girl Lady Jane Elizabeth Elizabeth R Anne of a Thousand Days Mary Queen of Scots

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