Are six wives really necessary for a man? This guy showed us that the power makes everything possible and real. Henry VIII, second Tudor's dinasty king is known for two important facts: His battle against Roma after separating the Church of English from the Italian Catholic Church (The English Reformation), and his six
ambitious marriages... yes, six.
This is not the best love story ever, in fact, this was so weird and conflictive (I mean, for his first two women)
even though there are uglier love stories. The main purpose was to keep the Monarchy's descendence, and the only way to make it was having only boys. The desperation ate him alive, when he started to realize that he and his wives only had girls, until Edward VI was born in 1537, dying at 15. But, the most interesting part of this story is the Anne Boleyn's one.
His first wife was Catherine of Aragon, but it didn't work, because they had only a girl (Mary I). Then, Henry VIII decided to divorce her (although the negative of the Pope, conflict that separated England from the Italian Catholic Church), and married Anne Boleyn secretly in The Whitehall Palace. However, the story repeats here... only a girl: Isabel I. As a way of vengeance and impotency, the King acused Anne apparently by adultery. After that, Anne Boleyn was executed in London, in 1536. Henry VIII was known for
his insecure way to rule his country, and his incapacity to have a regular marriage, deteriorated by his obsession to keep his descendence.
Henry sent Anne jewels and pretty things and she sent them back. That's why the king got obsessed to her haha ^^ I think this is a really interesting story ! :)
ReplyDeleteThe six marriages of Henry VIII are a clear sign of the power that have the men in the society on that time. Because men were seen as the “appropriate” person to reign, when we saw that Elizabeth Kingdom was very good, because marks the beginning of the power in England like an Empire.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting post! You show another part of Henry VIII that I didn’t know ^^.
It's still a better love story than Twilight...
ReplyDeleteAnyway, the way he wanted his succesors was so especific, that he had to try so much, but at some point he cared for someone... but still wasn't enough
Power DOES corrupt people u.u