History Project Homework - Tudor Era

Hey guys,

For my History homework, I have been told to do a Project on The Tudor Era and I am going to do Henry VIII's reformation (Breaking with Rome). There was a lot of though into my project to do and this isn't the homework as the homework is to do the short film on it. This week, I am doing the plan for it so I don't screw up as I'm a terrible at explaining. So, I hope you enjoy my research to the Historians reading this. There probably won't be a lot but we have 100 views on the website. 

To historians, Henry remains one of the most important monarchs to have ruled the English and Welsh. He lasted almost four decades, during which he presided over the foundation of the Church of England, a remodelling of the machinery of government and of taxation, a major growth in the importance of Parliament, the incorporation of Wales into the regular system of English local administration, the establishment of the Kingdom of Ireland, the arrival in England of Renaissance modes of art and literature, and a major building programme which included colleges, palaces and fortresses. In public memory, also, he is remembered as a colossal figure. He has probably been portrayed in the cinema more often than any other English king. The fact that a Cockney could provide a recognisable representation of him gives away part of his enduring appeal; in national memory, Henry was one of the lads, the only English king to have his achievements celebrated in a long-popular music hall song.

This is just how he would have wanted things, and that yearning for renown may well be attributed to his formative experiences. He was the second son of Henry VII, and throughout his childhood was overshadowed by his older brother Arthur. He stayed with his mother, Elizabeth of York, living a sheltered existence of strong maternal love, while Arthur was paraded before the kingdom as its heir. Suddenly both Arthur and Elizabeth died in quick succession, leaving the old king half-crazed with grief and Henry deprived of affection. Father and son never got over their instinctual association of one another with trauma and disappointment. Henry's opinion of his sire was shown clearly when he succeeded to the throne and promptly reversed most of his father's policies and executed his most trusted servants. His early sense of inadequacy left him with huge ambitions and a constant desire to prove himself and to excel as a monarch. 

This took me a lot of research so I hope you enjoyed reading. I also hope this plan homework gets good marks too. Before this ends, there is a short clip I put together as well as the research. I hope you enjoy.

NOTE: Unfortunately the video isn't working as I recorded it on my phone and it records over 100MB and Blogger requires less than 100MB. I'm so sorry for this but I will hope to show my teacher on my phone at the end of the lesson if possible..

Anonymous :)