Ah, I see you were somewhat in my neck o' the woods when you were here! Gorgeous photos!
The only disagreement I have is that Henry VIII "couldn't" divorce Anne Boleynโhe ๐๐๐ข๐๐ have, since he'd made divorce okey-dokey to boot Catherine of Aragon by telling the Catholic Church to take a hike and becoming the head of his newly-made up Church of England. He just didn't ๐ค๐๐๐ก to divorce Anne, because he wanted her completely removed from the royal house (and thus removing Elizabeth as a legitimate heir to the throne) since he was already sniffin' around Jane Seymour. (There may have also been someone in his group who said, "You know, divorcing two women in such quick succession might not have the optics you're looking for, why not just say she was fucking random guys in the courtโlet's throw her brother in, too!โand make YOU the victim here?") So he and his evil inner circle made up some bogus shit to make the whole marriage invalid and, for good measure, added stuff that constituted as treason so he could simply have her legally offed and wash his hands of her entirely, never having to deal with her again. Seems there was something in there, too, about her father being able to keep his title and standing by going against Anne (and his son) and siding with the mad king but that's only a vague memory of my reading.
Yeah, I learned all this when I was studying for my residency test. This wasn't exactly part of the required studies but I tended to follow paths here and there for the interesting stuff.
What wonderful photos! Thank you for sharing, particularly the costume from "The Tudors," which was ridonkulously historically inaccurate but I loved watching anyway- or, the first two seasons, anyway. That's the tough thing with depicting Henry VIII's reign on screen or state; he's got three years where A LOT happens, but it's kinda in the middle of the story. Oh, History! Never concerned about dramatic pacing!
Speaking of historical inaccuracies; Mary I wasn't crazy. She just happened to reign before Elizabeth I, and her very, very effective propaganda machine, and so became the boogey-man (or woman) of Protestant England. Mary I had a tough five years on the throne- she had to face down an attempted coup to even get the throne (set in place by her own dying teenage brother), and inherited a kingdom her dad had pretty much bankrupted, all while being the first Queen Regnant in the nation's history (sorry, Matilda). She instituted some reforms that, while she didn't live to see them play out, Elizabeth benefited from during her reign. She was, if you will, the Carter Administration of the Tudors.
She also became really, really good friends with Anne of Cleves... so much so that it's believed it's because of Mary that Anne converted to Catholicism later in her life.
Again, thank you for sharing the photos! I've never been to Hever Castle; it looks like it was a great visit.
Anne of Cleves reportedly got along very well with Henry's children, including Anne of the Thousand Days' daughter, Elizabeth, so maybe her owning and living at Hever Castle wasn't so awkward. Being married to Henry WAS the horror, Stephen, so somehow it seems fitting that another Anne thrived at the first one's childhood home after surviving being married to the monster.
Though ornate, Hever Castle is decorated very tastefully. It's a home fit for a future queen and for a former queen.
Ah, I see you were somewhat in my neck o' the woods when you were here! Gorgeous photos!
The only disagreement I have is that Henry VIII "couldn't" divorce Anne Boleynโhe ๐๐๐ข๐๐ have, since he'd made divorce okey-dokey to boot Catherine of Aragon by telling the Catholic Church to take a hike and becoming the head of his newly-made up Church of England. He just didn't ๐ค๐๐๐ก to divorce Anne, because he wanted her completely removed from the royal house (and thus removing Elizabeth as a legitimate heir to the throne) since he was already sniffin' around Jane Seymour. (There may have also been someone in his group who said, "You know, divorcing two women in such quick succession might not have the optics you're looking for, why not just say she was fucking random guys in the courtโlet's throw her brother in, too!โand make YOU the victim here?") So he and his evil inner circle made up some bogus shit to make the whole marriage invalid and, for good measure, added stuff that constituted as treason so he could simply have her legally offed and wash his hands of her entirely, never having to deal with her again. Seems there was something in there, too, about her father being able to keep his title and standing by going against Anne (and his son) and siding with the mad king but that's only a vague memory of my reading.
Yeah, I learned all this when I was studying for my residency test. This wasn't exactly part of the required studies but I tended to follow paths here and there for the interesting stuff.
What wonderful photos! Thank you for sharing, particularly the costume from "The Tudors," which was ridonkulously historically inaccurate but I loved watching anyway- or, the first two seasons, anyway. That's the tough thing with depicting Henry VIII's reign on screen or state; he's got three years where A LOT happens, but it's kinda in the middle of the story. Oh, History! Never concerned about dramatic pacing!
Speaking of historical inaccuracies; Mary I wasn't crazy. She just happened to reign before Elizabeth I, and her very, very effective propaganda machine, and so became the boogey-man (or woman) of Protestant England. Mary I had a tough five years on the throne- she had to face down an attempted coup to even get the throne (set in place by her own dying teenage brother), and inherited a kingdom her dad had pretty much bankrupted, all while being the first Queen Regnant in the nation's history (sorry, Matilda). She instituted some reforms that, while she didn't live to see them play out, Elizabeth benefited from during her reign. She was, if you will, the Carter Administration of the Tudors.
She also became really, really good friends with Anne of Cleves... so much so that it's believed it's because of Mary that Anne converted to Catholicism later in her life.
Again, thank you for sharing the photos! I've never been to Hever Castle; it looks like it was a great visit.
Anne of Cleves reportedly got along very well with Henry's children, including Anne of the Thousand Days' daughter, Elizabeth, so maybe her owning and living at Hever Castle wasn't so awkward. Being married to Henry WAS the horror, Stephen, so somehow it seems fitting that another Anne thrived at the first one's childhood home after surviving being married to the monster.
Though ornate, Hever Castle is decorated very tastefully. It's a home fit for a future queen and for a former queen.