👑 Step Into Tudor History with Henry the Eighth

Bring history to life with Henry the Eighth, a brilliant primary school history song that blends traditional Tudor melodies with a modern twist! This engaging tune helps children learn all about King Henry VIII and his six wives in a fun and memorable way.

Styled like a stately Tudor dance, the song encourages movement and rhythm while supporting historical understanding, making it perfect for assemblies, concerts, or lively classroom activities.

🎶 What’s Included in Your Song Pack

• Vocal track – to support teaching, rehearsals, and performance.

• Backing track – high-quality Tudor-style accompaniment.

• Printable sheet music – piano/keyboard score with melody line and lyrics.

• Full lyrics (PDF and PowerPoint) – ready to project on screen or print for class use

💡 Music Education Benefits

• Reinforces historical knowledge through rhythm and rhyme.

• Encourages movement and dance, inspired by Tudor traditions.

• Builds memory recall with its catchy, repetitive chorus.

• Inspires creative performance opportunities in assemblies or history lessons.

💛 Why Teachers Love Henry the Eighth

Teachers love how this song brings the Tudors to life in a way pupils remember! The stately rhythm makes it easy to choreograph movements, while the storytelling lyrics provide a natural link to the history curriculum.

🌟 A Must-Have for Your Tudor Topic

Make your Tudor history lessons unforgettable with Henry the Eighth – a song that’s as educational as it is entertaining. Use it as part of your history topic, in class assemblies, or as a concert highlight.

👉 Download Henry the Eighth song pack today and let your pupils step into Tudor history with music, movement, and fun!

Looking for more history song inspiration? Explore our full History song collection for schools – a great resource to develop both historical knowledge and musical skills.

Included in your song pack:

1. audio file of backing track with instruments playing the melody in mp3 format
2. audio file of vocal track in mp3 format
3. song words in PDF format
4. sheet music in PDF format
5. PowerPoint of song words

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Henry The Eighth – Lyrics

1
Henry the Eighth was a powerful king
Who reigned in Tudor times.
Handsome and musical, clever and tall,
He also had six wives!

Chorus
With a hey and a ho and a nonny, nonny no!
Henry ruled long long ago.

2
Wife number one was a Spanish princess,
Catherine of Aragon.
She had a daughter but gave him no son,
The time came to move on.

Chorus

3
Wife number two Anne Boleyn then arrived,
He changed the church to wed.
She had a daughter Elizabeth fair
and then she lost her head!

Chorus

4
Wife number three gave to Henry a son,
Jane Seymour was her name.
Soon though she died after Edward was born,
It was an awful shame.

Chorus

5
Wife number four came from Belgium to Court,
Her painting he had seen.
Then in the flesh Anne of Cleves did not please,
She could not stay his queen.

Chorus

6
Wife number five she was only nineteen
When Henry she did wed.
Yet Catherine Howard did anger the king
And she too lost her head!

Chorus

7
Wife number six Catherine Parr was her name,
And when poor Henry died
Looked after Edward, Elizabeth too
And she became their guide.

Chorus (twice)

© A M Dilkes 2013 primarysongs.co.uk

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