The baby prince Henry was born of January 1, 1511. ... In october, a prince was born at hampton court palaceand was christened on the 15th of october. ... He then went to his country house in Percussina and wrote the prince.... The third estate, those who work, covered everyone from the rich merchant who loaned money to the king to the poot share cropping peasant who owned little more that his shirt. ...
Henry was the rightful heir to the throne and was named Prince of Whales in 1503. ... The king married Anne of Cleves as part of Cromwell's plan for a Protestant union with German princes, but divorced her after only six months. ... He forced his ministers to pay extreme penalties for his own mistakes, and summarily executed many with little excuse. ...
Henry VIII became heir to the throne at the age of eleven after his brother's death, Prince Author, in 1502 and became king in 1509.... The league was constructed by Wolsey, and had little success. ... His first wife Catherin of Aragon, was the widow of his older brother Prince Author(Henry). ... I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak anything of that, whereof I am accused and condemned to die, but I pray God save the king and send him long to reign over you, for a gentler nor a more merciful prince was there never: and to me he was ever a good, a gentle and sovereign lord. ...
Cromwell had little sympathy with the disobedience of monastic houses, which had long ago ceased to embody the ascetic ideal. ... Cromwell had boasted that he would make Henry VIII the richest prince in Christendom; and the monasteries, with their direct dependence on the pope and their cosmopolitan organizations, were obstacles to that absolute authority of the national state. ... He negotiated the king's marriage to Anne of Cleves as a means of securing the North German princes as allies against the Catholic Holy Roman emperor Charles V. ...
Imagine yourself walking into your work environment and having everyone stare at you with both envy and amazement. Well, that is how Queen Elizabeth I leads her whole life. She took over the throne of England only at age 25 and did more for England during the first few weeks than some of the other...
"Their content can be compared to that of an American president's State of the Union address: little of the personality of the incumbent emerges from this material, stress rather being placed on his presidential "or ancient kingly "qualities and on events that exemplify his successful execution of his office. ... Little did they know that these decisions would affect the entire world for years to come. ... He first claimed that his marriage was invalid due to the fact that Catherine was the widow of his brother Arthur, Prince of Wales. ...
According to British history, Henry was not very well-known and probably aroused little enthusiasm at first except as an alternative. ... One of the most convincing facets for me is the fact that Tudor repealed the Act of Parliament making the two princes legitimate heirs. ...
He was a theologically conversant, a humanistically trained prince with facility in Latin who both read and wrote theological works and discussed them with his counsellors, and who attended mass daily. ... As long as the king opposed Luther, there was little chance that English reformers would amount to anything more than a bunch of powerless voices from intellectuals haunting Cambridge taverns. ...
Her parents were immediately disappointed with the sex of Elizabeth, because they both expected the child to be a prince, and the heir apparent.2 Elizabeth was named after both of her grandmothers; Henry's mother Elizabeth of York, and Anne's mother Elizabeth Howard.3 Elizabeth's name affirmed the union of Henry and Anne, and the princess' royal descent.4 Elizabeth spent little time with her parents, and was raised mostly by the nurse or governess, Lady Margaret Bryan, and later Katherine Champernowne.5 As a child, Elizabeth received an excellent education, and proved very ...
A woman who was abused as a pawn in a game of political ambitions, and treated as if her life was of little consequence. ... Historians have looked at the issues faced by Elizabeth and painted a picture of a helpless little girl who becomes a great queen. ... No longer a scared little girl, fearing for her own safety but, now, arguably one of the greatest rulers of the English monarchy. ...
