The danger
with a book like this is that it can reduce the significance of Henry VIII to a
series of soap-opera like relationships.
On the
other hand, the great thing about a book like this is that it retells the story
of Henry VIII as a series of soap-opera like relationships.
Unlike some
of the other history books I’ve tried out with my young learners, this one
really caught their attention. I could
tell they were becoming interested in it, because they started asking a lot of
questions at the end of each chapter. “Wait,
teacher, is this story really real?” “How
many of his wives did he kill again?” “Why did he behead his wives?”
I myself
learned a few interesting facts from this book.
For example, I learned that Thomas Seymour, a character I knew from
The Tudors, was later beheaded for trying to become the
lover of Elizabeth I.
Teaching Materials
[This book contained a glossary at the back for words that might be problematic for students. On the first day, I had the class read through the glossary, then on subsequent days I made matching exercises for the words in the glossary. I know this is all terribly boring and uncreative, but my theory was something was better than nothing when it came to the vocabulary.]
artist, beheaded, believe, bury, buried, calm,
Catholic Church, cousin, uncle, aunt, divorce, dream, engaged
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Definitions
_________ to think that something is right
or true
________a picture in your mind when you are
asleep
_______the child of your uncle or aunt
________past tense of bury
________to finish a marriage
The center of the _________________ is in
the Vatican in Rome, Italy
_________a person who can paint and draw
pictures
_________to put
a dead person in the ground
_________when a person's head is cut off
_________the sister of one of your parents
_________quiet, not worried or excited
_________have promised to marry someone
________the brother of one of your parents
Sentences
Henry died and we _________ him last week
in ST. George's Church, Windsor.
I don't __________ he was telling the
truth.
I had a ________ last night.
After they had been married for several
years, they decided to get a ____________.
The Pope is the head of the
___________________.
I am ___________ to be married to a beautiful
girl.
Both Anne and Katherine were ____________
in that terrible prison, the Tower of London.
An _________ can paint a beautiful picture.
Don't panic. Keep ________.
My father's brother's daughter is my
____________.
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forgive,
God, great, handsome, jewels,
king, kiss, lady, look after, maid
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Definitions
_______special, important
_______a woman
_______to touch somebody with your lips to
show love
______a woman or girl who is paid to work
in another person's house
_______ to say or show that you are not
angry with someone anymore
_______good -looking (for men)
_______the most important man in the
country
_______the "person" who made the
world
_______beautiful and expensive stones (e.g.
diamonds)
_______to take care of somebody
Sentences
A month ago I was the Queen of England, the
wife of _______ Henry the Eighth.
Margaret, my new _______, came to the
palace with me.
I love that new movie. It's really _______.
We have been married for more than twenty
years in the eyes of _______.
She wore many __________ around her neck.
You see that picture of the King? That's
what he was like when he was young--tall and strong and ________.
When a girl grows up, she becomes a
________.
Could you please ____________ the baby for
me?
I'm sorry I ate your pizza. I was wrong.
Please ________ me.
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miscarriage, mistress, necklace, paint, palace,
Pope, pray, prayer, prince, princess
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Definitions
_________ when a women loses a baby before
it is born
_________words that you say when talk to
God
_________ the head of the Catholic Church,
who lives in the Vatican in Rome
_________the daughter of a king or queen
________to make a picture with colours
_________a piece of jewellery that you wear
around the neck
________the girlfriend of a married man;
she is not his wife
_________the son of a king or queen
________a very large and beautiful house,
usually for a king or queen
________to talk to God
Sentences
Anne wanted to marry the King and be his
Queen. She didn't want to be just his
_________, like the other girls.
The son of a King is called a _________.
I _______ for you every day.
You must not divorce me. The _______ and the Catholic Church will
never agree to this.
An artist can ________ a picture.
The King and Queen live in a __________.
There's also a beautiful gold ___________
and a small piece of hair.
Perhaps Henry gave it to ____________
Elizabeth.
She nearly had another baby, but she had a
___________ after only a few months.
Every night I say a __________ to God.
queen, sad,
sword, ugly, uncle, view, witch, worried
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Definitions
_________ the most important woman in the
country
_________unhappy because you think
something bad will happen
________the opposite of beautiful
________a woman who (people believe) can
use magic to do bad things
_________a long knife for fighting
________what you can see from a window
_________unhappy
________the brother of your father or
mother
Sentences
On the top floor of the hotel, there is a
very lovely______ of the city.
My name is Catherine Parr. A month ago I
was the __________ of England, the wife of King Henry the Eighth.
__________es always have six fingers.
I am very _________ about the test.
The old man had a long nose and crooked
teeth--he was very ________.
After my dog died, I was very ________.
Be careful with that ________! It's very sharp and dangerous.
It was my _______ William.
The boy ________ the girl.
Link of the Day
Noam Chomsky (2013) Full Discussion with Jeremy Scahill and Amy Goodman ("Dirty Wars")
