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King Henry VIII came into conflict with the Roman Catholic Church when...

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:41:43 PST

King Henry VIII came into conflict with the Roman Catholic Church when he desired a new wife and the Pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon in order to marry Anne Bolelyn in hopes of having a male child and, thus, preserve his lineage. Pope Clement, who was virtually a prisoner of Catherine's nephew, Charles V of Spain, was reluctant to raise the ire of Spain's king by annuling a marriage for which Henry had been granted...

How did King Henry VIII change the religion in England?

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:02:40 PST

How did King Henry VIII change the religion in England?

In reply to #6: The book is in a LOT more detail than the film, the...

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:10:24 PST

In reply to #6: The book is in a LOT more detail than the film, the movie doesn't display half of what I read, like the fact that Mary had a daughter by King Henry before a son, etc.

I read the book "The other Boleyn girl" which I found very interesting...

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:08:02 PST

I read the book "The other Boleyn girl" which I found very interesting and also touching. It was supposedly from Anne's sister Mary's point of view, and Anne was made out to be quite cruel and mean.

In reply to #5:I'm afraid to tell you that you're feeling sympathy with...

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:06:53 PST

In reply to #5:I'm afraid to tell you that you're feeling sympathy with a fictional character. The real Mary Boleyn, according to historians, was nothing like the character in the movie. For one thing, she was only 15 when she married William Carey, and they had a daughter together. You don't see that in the movie. Mary also was sent to France to be a lady in waiting to Henry VIII's sister Mary, who had married French king Louis XII. One...

I agree that it is very hard to decipher what is the truth and what has...

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:54:42 PST

I agree that it is very hard to decipher what is the truth and what has been made up. I think that the way all of those people deceived one another for rank and position in court is appalling to me. I dont think I could ever steal someone else's husband right out from under their nose, well let alone steal someone's husband anyway. I think there has to be some sort of truth behind the facts because why would someone want to make up such...

Phillippa Gregory has written many books on the Tudors, Anne Boleyn...

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:34:35 PST

Phillippa Gregory has written many books on the Tudors, Anne Boleyn among them. She has mentioned in her research about Anne and her sister-in-law, Jane Boleyn, that both women were vindictive and ambitious to a fault. In fact, Jane was jealous of her husband's (George) close relationship with his sisters (Anne and Mary), which is the supposed reason that Jane gave evidence against the two of them and led them to the chopping block. With...

I think it is hard to tell exactly what went on. The old adage about the...

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:02:00 PST

I think it is hard to tell exactly what went on. The old adage about the victors writing the histories kind of applies here, I suspect. It would be easy to make the people of London love or hate her, depending on what stories they were told...it is not as if they got to talk to her. Henry VIII needed really good reasons to have her executed, and I think it is just very difficult to know the truth.

I think the real Anne Boleyn was very cruel and mean. She demanded that...

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 06:02:37 PST

I think the real Anne Boleyn was very cruel and mean. She demanded that Henry's daughter Mary not be called princess and took all of her jewels and made her a lady in waiting to her own daughter, Elizabeth. There are stories that when Katherine of Aragon died, Anne threw a party and dressed in a bright yellow gown, instead of the usual black of mourning. There has to be some reason why the people of London hated her so much!

Anne Boleyn

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 18:36:27 PST

So I was wondering what everyone else thought about the new movie that came out a little while ago about Anne Boleyn and her rise to queen. I love history especially english history about the kings and queens. I read the book after seeing the movie and it is crazy how much information is cut out of the movies to make them more entertaining, the same goes with the show the tudors, I was very into that show until they made the Anne Boleyn...

Anne was part of an ambitious family in an age where a woman could...

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:57:28 PST

Anne was part of an ambitious family in an age where a woman could usually advance only through marriage. She was groomed for an advantageous marriage from an early age. She was sent abroad to Austria and then to France, where she developed the charm, wit, and love of French manners and fashions expected of her in that sophisticated environment. When she returned to England, her social skills meant she could garner much attention. Her sister,...

Why did Henry VIII like Anne Boleyn?

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:15:16 PST

Why did Henry VIII like Anne Boleyn?

When Henry VIII inherited the crown from his father, the monarch's...

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:11:26 PST

When Henry VIII inherited the crown from his father, the monarch's finances were in good order. But Henry VIII's approach to governing England was different from his father's. He had extravagant taste in clothes, jewels and furs. He was considered the best dressed sovereign in the world. He liked to throw lavish parties and spent money with abandon. He loved to eat and surrounded himself with huge quantities of good food and drink.He...

How and what did Henry VIII spend his money on?

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:37:03 PST

How and what did Henry VIII spend his money on?

The first thing that comes to most people's minds when they think of...

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:35:19 PST

The first thing that comes to most people's minds when they think of Henry VIII is his many wives. Henry's real legacy, however, is the creation of the Church of England.When he found it impossible to get the pope's approval of his divorce from Katherine of Aragon, Henry VIII decided to show the pope who had the real power in England by doing away with the Catholic church and creating the Church of England, with himself at the head. He took...

I sincerely doubt that anyone ever "beat" Henry VIII for being...

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 05:47:10 PST

I sincerely doubt that anyone ever "beat" Henry VIII for being in debt. He did spend freely on his clothing and on the clothing and jewels of his wives/girlfriends. However, he taxed the people and his nobles for the money he needed for large projects like buildings, etc. The link below is a wonderful link to Henry VIII and other Tudor family members, the Renaissance, and additional links you may find helpful in your report. ...

Did Henry VIII ever get into so much debt that people had to beat him...

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 02:08:18 PST

Did Henry VIII ever get into so much debt that people had to beat him to make him pay? Also, where did he get the extra money from?

I don't know about sexualizing her. If so, if that was the subtext of...

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 09:09:36 PST

I don't know about sexualizing her. If so, if that was the subtext of the film, a text below that (sub-sub??) was to desexualize her afterwards--as though a woman could not be powerful and sexual at the same time. And that,of course, presents the usual counterpart to men, wherein their increased power constructs their increased sexuality.I always get Blanchett and Paltrow mixed up. An interesting aside: in checking the spelling here,...

In reply to #1: I think you mean Cate Blanchett, yes? And I do believe...

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 02:01:22 PST

In reply to #1: I think you mean Cate Blanchett, yes? And I do believe that is the first time I have ever heard "Madonna" and "Queen Elizabeth" compared!I do think there is a movement to reclaim this powerful historical figure. Unfortunately, I'm not sure the motivations are entirely positive. It seems to me some of the appeal of Elizabeth is to "melt" the Ice Queen, that is, sexualizing her and therefore...

Queen Elizabeth

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 13:02:05 PST

In preparing for the new Elizabeth film about to be released and thinking about a character in V Woolf's Night and Day, last night I watched the film Elizabeth with Paltrow made several years ago. I have not studied Elizabeth at all, but what stands out in all popular accounts of her is how she "remade" herself in a very conscious way into an icon, a figure to unite and rule her country. This film shows her doing this to...