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The Wives of Henry VIIIDiploma Course

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“Divorced, Beheaded, Died: Divorced, Beheaded, Survived.”

The story of Henry VIII, Tudor Monarch and King of England, and his six wives has fascinated people across the ages - a compelling tale of political power, religious reform, love, sex and dastardly betrayals. But Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Katherine Parr were real women with real dreams and ambitions of their own - rich examples of women of their time, although sometimes ‘out-of-time’.

In this course, you will be introduced to each of the women he married, how they came to be queens, and the political circumstances at the time that may have prompted or aided their specific appearance.
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“Divorced, Beheaded, Died: Divorced, Beheaded, Survived.”

The story of Henry VIII, Tudor Monarch and King of England, and his six wives has fascinated people across the ages - a compelling tale of political power, religious reform, love, sex and dastardly betrayals. But Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Katherine Parr were real women with real dreams and ambitions of their own - rich examples of women of their time, although sometimes ‘out-of-time’.

In this course, you will be introduced to each of the women he married, how they came to be queens, and the political circumstances at the time that may have prompted or aided their specific appearance.

Intriguing and insightful, the Wives of Henry VIII Diploma Course is essential if you are interested in English history and the Tudor period, in particular. You’ll delve into the individual lives of King Henry VIII’s six wives, who were more than mere reflections of a tyrant king but strong, smart, real women - each with a different side to the various stories we’ve long been told.

The course attempts to paint a picture of the tumultuous changes that were taking place in Europe and England at the time, underscoring how these women were either courageous players or innocent casualties within it all.

  • Introduction
  • Part 1: Who was Henry Tudor?
  • Part 2: Medical Reasons for Henry’s Tyranny
  • Part 3: A Man Who Demanded Love and Loyalty
  • Part 4: The Quest for a Son and Rightful Heir
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 1 Assessment
  • Part 1: The Politics of Marriage
  • Part 2: The Early Life of Catherine of Aragon
  • Part 3: Catherine and Arthur
  • Part 4: Catherine of Aragon’s Marriage to Henry VIII
  • Part 5: The Beginning of the End
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 2 Assessment
  • Part 1: Who was Anne Boleyn?
  • Part 2: Catherine of Aragon’s Preoccupation with Her Daughter’s Future
  • Part 3: The Beginning of the Relationship
  • Part 4: Catherine Thwarts Henry’s Plans
  • Part 5: The English Reformation
  • Part 6: Divorce and Marriage
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 3 Assessment
  • Part 1: Marriage and Coronation
  • Part 2: Pregnancy and Problems
  • Part 3: The Turning Tides
  • Part 4: Thomas Cromwell and the Downfall of Queen Anne Boleyn
  • Part 5: The Beheading of a Queen
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 4 Assessment
  • Part 1: Anne Boleyn’s Death
  • Part 2: Who was Jane Seymour?
  • Part 3: The Rise of Jane and the Fall of Anne
  • Part 4: Birth and Death
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 5 Assessment
  • Part 1: The Hunt for a New Wife
  • Part 2: The Six-Month Marriage of Henry and Anne of Cleves
  • Part 3: The Fall of Cromwell
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 6 Assessment
  • Part 1: The Path to Annulment
  • Part 2: The Annulment
  • Part 3: Anne’s Post-Marriage Relationship with Henry
  • Part 4: Death and Burial
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 7 Assessment
  • Part 1: A Chaotic Childhood and Early Life
  • Part 2: Catherine Howard Enters the Royal Household
  • Part 3: Henry VIII Marries His Fifth Queen
  • Part 4: Relations with Thomas Culpeper
  • Part 5: The Arrests of Dereham and Queen Catherine
  • Part 6: The Executions
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 8 Assessment
  • Part 1: A Widow for Queen
  • Part 2: The Early Life of Katherine Parr
  • Part 3: Katherine as Queen Regent of England
  • Part 4: The Death of Henry VIII and Life After Henry
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 9 Assessment
  • Part 1: The Sad History of Henry’s Wives
  • Part 2: Champions for Change
  • Part 3: A Legacy of Children
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Conclusion
  • Module 10 Assessment
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The Wives of Henry VIII Diploma Course will take you up to 150 hours to complete, working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

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