Mary Tudor was the first woman to rule as Queen of England. Her story is one of tragedy, futility and turbulence that left England in a state of turmoil. It also left her with the nickname that she is known by today, Bloody Mary. Born on February 18, 1516, she was the daughter of Henry ...
Every year, the Anglican Church celebrates the life of Sir Thomas More with an official feast day on his birthday, the 7th of February. The Roman Catholic Church does the same thing on the 22nd of June.1 Why is this man venerated by Protestants and Catholics alike? Sir Thomas More has become Saint Thomas More ...
Anyone tuning in to the Showtime series “The Tudors” to see an accurate depiction of historical fact will be sadly disappointed but entertained, none the less. The script writer has taken extreme liberty with historical fact and applied artist license to tell a story about a period in the life of the King of England, ...
Henry VIII was never meant to be king. His father, Henry VII, had come to the throne after a very bloody civil war. Arthur, Henry’s intelligent and thoughtful older brother, was always meant to reign while “Harry”, as Henry VIII was called at the time, was merely Bonnie Prince Hal. Since ensuring the monarchy was ...
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 ...
