Meo Lippl
Mother
Henry The Eighth
and the Break from Rome.
In 1534 King Henry made himself Supreme Head of the Church of
England, breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church and the Pope in
Rome. In this assessment you will answer the question - Why?
Assessment Task: Look at the boxes around King Henry VIII below. Put a
number in each box ordering the reasons: 1= The most important reason
to 8 Not important at all,
Henry VIII married
Henry had a
his brother's wife
daughter called
Mary.
after he died.
Henry's wife was
too old to have a
baby son.
Henry was a strong
and powerful king.
Henry was in love
with Anne Boleyn
who was expecting a
baby.
The Pope would
not grant Henry a
divorce.
Henry wouldn't have to
share power with the
Pope, he would be in
complete control.
The Church was
very wealthy and
Henry would be
able to take Church
lands for himself.