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Six Wives of Henry VIII of England in Song and History

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Ages 14-18
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In this 4 week course we compare the factual history of the six wives of King Henry VIII of England to the story as told in the songs of the Broadway musical Six.
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Live video meetings
1x per week, 4 weeks
2-6 learners per class
50 min

What's included

4 live meetings
3 hrs 20 mins in-class hours
Homework
Optional Project
Assessment
Optional Learner participation Learner project based on teacher rubric

Class Experience

US Grade 9 - 12
Have you heard of the award-winning musical Six?

Have you wondered why Henry VIII is one of the most famous kings of England?

Where does history end and creativity begin in the musical Six?

Who are the women behind the school rhyme, “Divorced, Beheaded, Died: Divorced, Beheaded, Survived”?

Find out the true stories of the six wives of Henry VIII: Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Kateryn Parr.

Class 1: Historic context of England in the 1500s when Henry VIII comes to power.  Creation of the Church of England Katherine of Aragon- facts and song: "No Way"

Class 2: Ann Boleyn and  Jane Seymour facts and songs: "Don't Lose Ur Head" and "Hear of Stone"

Class 3: The artist Holbein, Anne Cleves, and Catherine Howard-facts and songs "Haus of Holbein", "Get Down", and "All You Wanna Do"

Class 4: Katheryn Parr and the children of Henry VIII-facts and song: "I Don't Need Your Love" and "Six"

Learning Goals

Name the six wives of Henry VIII
Understand the historical context of the show SIX and the reign of Henry VIII
Analyze history

Other Details

Parental Guidance
Both the historic facts and song lyrics contain sexual and campy elements. Several of the songs are full of strong innuendo about sex acts. The play's story also features strong, empowered women and conversations about surviving and their personal impact on history. Both history and the play discuss divorce, accusations of incest and infidelity, death from childbirth, and overall mistreatment of women by society (including imprisonment and execution). During the class, I will discuss facts about the context of history during the reign of Henry VIII, when the role of women in society was very different than today.
Supply List
Any teacher created handouts and note paper.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Song lyrics from the musical Six https://www.royal.uk/henry-viii https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Henry-VIII/ https://www.rct.uk/collection/people/henry-viii-king-of-england-1491-1547#/type/subject https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-catherine-aragon-led-englands-armies-victory-over-scotland-180975982/ https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/katherine-of-aragon/#gs.3tepua https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/anne-boleyn/#gs.3teqil https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/anne-of-cleves/#gs.3terr6 https://www.tudorsociety.com/katherine-parr/ https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/jane-seymour/#gs.3teted

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South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Elementary Education
Master's Degree in Education from Southern Wesleyan
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Limestone University
I am a licensed and highly-qualified teacher of history. I taught World History in a public school classroom for 15 years. 

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