As Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding day approaches, the media has speculated about her dress and possible famous guests who will witness the nuptials. Kate endures constant comparisons to Williams beloved late mother Princess Diana, whose popularity still flourishes 13 years after her death. Though William and Kate are the royal couple of the […]
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Henry VII had fallen in love with Anne Boleyn. There was just one problem: he was married to Catherine of Aragon. The solution that Henry VIII devised was to get a divorce; simple enough today, but not so much during this time. A convergence of legal and theological issues stood in the way of Henry […]
Henry VIII never wanted to be king. His father, Henry VII, had come to the throne after a very bloody civil war. Arthur, Henry’s clever and clever older brother, always wanted to reign while “Harry” was called Henry VIII. at the time, she was merely Bonnie Prince Hal. With the Monarchy in charge of the […]
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King Henry VIII, born a year before Columbus’ journey to America, was a leader of the Protestant Reformation. A Note on Ancestry Ancestry during Henry’s day was critical in Europe. Succession fights over the rights to the crown were quite common; democracy was still in the nascent stages in Europe, though some institutions had developed. […]