The second class introduced a brief history of Britain, which attracted me most was the legend of Henry the Eighth (1491-1547). I’d like to call his story as legend, maybe he wasn’t a hero, but his love story and his contribution to the English society were amazing. There is a popular sentence in England which said “Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived”. It accurately described the story about Henry the Eighth and his wives. He was married to a Spanish princess called Catherine of Aragon, because Catherine had a daughter only so that he desired to divorce her. However, in that period Pope didn’t permit this. Consequently, he created a separate Church which did not regard the Pope as its leader. Then he married and divorced again and again, as long as he didn’t satisfied with his wives, he divorced them even killed them.
Maybe he wasn’t a good husband and a good man, but he had the courage of his opinion. He was quiet a brave man. Being a King, he never afraid of Pope and never been restrained from the authority. He made every effort to do what he wanted to do. During his domination (1509-1547), England had significant changes especially in religion. The religion reform which seems was owing to his marriage had a profound influence on the English history, and at the same time Wales was united with England.
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14 years ago
Hi Ella,
ReplyDeleteHenry is certainly one of the most interesting Kings, maybe due to his treatment of his wives! There is an interesting TV series called The Tudors, which gives you an insight into what life would have been like at that time.