Henry VIII Evidence Cards

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👑 Part 1: Evidence Card Analysis

1. Read the evidence cards below and tick whether each piece of evidence shows Henry VIII as a HERO or VILLAIN:

Evidence Card A: Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church and created the Church of England, giving England religious independence from Rome (1534).

Hero evidence

Villain evidence

Evidence Card B: Henry VIII had six wives and ordered the execution of two of them - Anne Boleyn (1536) and Catherine Howard (1542).

Hero evidence

Villain evidence

Evidence Card C: Henry VIII ordered the Dissolution of the Monasteries (1536-1541), closing religious houses and taking their wealth to fund the royal navy and coastal defences.

Hero evidence

Villain evidence

Evidence Card D: Henry VIII executed his close friend and advisor Thomas More (1535) for refusing to accept him as head of the Church of England.

Hero evidence

Villain evidence

2. Which evidence card could be used to support BOTH arguments (hero and villain)? Tick one:

Evidence Card A

Evidence Card B

Evidence Card C

Evidence Card D