Henry VIII, Infidelity and Execution
"If a lion knew his strength, it were hard for any man to rule him" (Albert 9), sainted Thomas More said of Henry VIII. There was no mistake about it; Henry was definitely one of the most powerful Kings to ever rule in England. It was Henry who made the throne more powerful than the Church of England; every King thereafter would benefit. When Henry entered his first marriage he knew he needed a male heir to continue the Tudor dynasty, which had not yet seen its hundredth year. In his conquest for a male heir, he would marry six times, divorce twice, and execute two wives and numerous members of his Royal Court; he would also separate England from Rome. Henry was born in Greenwich, England on January 28, 1491. He was born to mother, Elizabeth of York, and father Henry VII. "In his youth he was athletic and highly intelligent" ("Henry VIII" 1); Henry was fluent in Spanish, French, and English. He was also a skilled hunter. Henry excelled at tennis, archery, and was talented in the sport of fencing. He was also very religious and attended "...three masses daily..."("Henry VIII" 1). Henry wrote a best-selling novel, its contents attacked Martin Luther and all Lutheranism ideas. It was
By rallying Parliament's support, Henry was trying to show that breaking with the Catholic Church was the will of the English people, not merely a whim of his own" (Farah 183). It was no secret that More did not agree with Henry in that he and Catherine's marriage was unlawful and did not exist. this book that inspired the "Pope to give him the title of 'Defender of the Faith' in 1521"("Henry VIII" 1). It was clear that Henry did not marry Katherine for beauty, although her features were not very warm, it was said that she was very spunky. She became his nurse, and was "his angel" in his darkest hour. She was buried at Windsor castle where Henry would later join her. Great Harry: The Extravagant Life of Henry VIII. Berkley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1968. Henry knew that he could not have another divorce. Although publicly she apologized and praised Henry for his graciousness, before she took the scaffold, it was rumored that she said: "I die a Queen, but I would rather die the wife of Culpeper" (Howard-Smith 1). It was Thomas More who Henry thought would support him because Henry had chosen to befriend him.
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