six tudor queens
DESCRIPTION
An overview of the fascinating period of English History, beginning with Henry II, through the War of the Roses which culminating in the rise of the Tudor dynasty. The featured book is a tongue in cheek play where the six wives of Henry VIII meet in our times and passionately discuss all aspects of his Majesty.TRANSCRIPT
SIX TUDOR QUEENSA Historical Play
ICEBREAKER: Henry VIII and his Six Wives
What do you know?
What would you like to learn?
What have you learned?
BACKGROUNDPlantagenet Dynasty
Henry II (r. 1154-89)Richard I (r. 1189-99)John (r. 1199-1216)
Henry II
BACKGROUND (cont.)Lancaster Branch
Henry III (r. 1216-72)(four Kings: Edward I, II, III, Richard II)
Henry IV of Bolingbroke Henry V married Catherine of Valois
BACKGROUND (cont.)War of the Roses (1455-1485)Lancastrians (Red Rose) vs. Yorkists
(White Rose)
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
Richard III and The Princes in the Tower
White Rose vs. Red Rose York vs. Lancaster
Tudor AncestryCatherine 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)
Tudor Rose Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
Henry VII and Elizabeth of York
Red and White RoseTUDOR ROSE: Red and White Tudor RoseHenry VII (house of Lancaster) married
Elizabeth of York (daughter of Edward IV, sister of The Princes in the Tower)
They had four children:MargaretArthurHenryMary
FAMILY TREE: THE TUDORS
Henry VIII
Modern version of Henry VIII
Henry VIII’s AdvisorsThomas Wolsey (1471-1530)
Sir or Saint Thomas More (1478-1535)
Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556)
Thomas Cromwell (1485-1540)
THE PLAY
Henry VIII (1491-1547)Katharine of Aragon (1485-1536) - Queen 1Anne Boleyn (1507-1536) - Queen 2Jane Seymour (1508/09-1537) – Queen 3Anne of Cleves (1515–1557) – Queen 4Catherine Howard (1520/25-1542) – Queen 5Katherine Parr (1512-1548) – Queen 6
Food, Utensils and Table MannersMeat for the richCoarse 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.
The PlayHenry VIII (1491-1547)Katharine of Aragon (1485-1536) - Queen
1Anne Boleyn (1507-1536) - Queen 2Jane Seymour (1508/09-1537) – Queen 3Anne of Cleves (1515–1557) – Queen 4Catherine Howard (1520/25-1542) –
Queen 5Katherine Parr (1512-1548) – Queen 6
Katharine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour and Anne of Cleves
Catherine Howard and Katherine Parr
Henry VIII’s HeirsEdward VI (r. 1547-53)
Jane (r. July 10-19, 1553)
Mary I (r. 1553-58)
Elizabeth I (r. 1558-1603)
What have you Learned?”Sharing
Favorite Historical NovelistsNora LoftsEdward RutherfurdPhillipa GregoryMargaret GeorgeJean PlaidyAllison WeirRobin Maxwell
Favorite MoviesThe Lion in WinterMurder in the CathedralRichard IIIThe Tudors (TV series)The Other Boleyn GirlLady JaneElizabeth Elizabeth RAnne of a Thousand DaysMary Queen of Scots
THE END