Friday, September 24, 2010

Was Henry VIII justified in divorcing Catherine and making himself head of the Church of England?

Primary Sources on the Tudors (Part One)

Five paragraph academic essay.

Please read and answer the question: Was Henry VIII justified in divorcing Catherine and making himself head of the Church of England? (Consider the role of the Holy Roman Emperor... oh, that's right, you might want to do some detective work and find out what the Holy Roman Empire was all about and what connection it had to Henry and Catherine!)

You must use no less than four primary sources (go out there and find them, like a real historian! Internet Modern History Sourcebook under 'English Reformation' is a good start, as are sources from the Holy Roman Empire); one of your sources must be:

The Act of Supremacy
http://www.thenagain.info/Classes/Sources/ActSupremacy.html

Due Monday Oct 4: 100 Points

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