Wednesday, May 2, 2012

HENRY VIII


My name is Henry, Henry VIII of England. I was born the in June, 28 of 1491 in the Greenwich Palace in Greenwich. My precessor was Henry II, he was my dad and I was his third child. My coronation was in June, 24 of 1509 and I reigned for 39 years. Two days after my coronation I arrested my two father´s most unpopular ministers. This was my primary tactic to deal with those who stood on my way. In 1513 I invaded France at the battle of Spurs. Thomas Wosley was a cardinal, an also, my chancellor. He practically controlled the domestic issues. He disappointed me when he failed to secure my quick divorce from Queen Catherine. Wosley was replaced and died in prission after he was arrested on false charges of treason. I never formally repudiated the doctrines of the Catholic Church, but I declared myself supreme head of the church in England in 1534; it resulted a separated church, the Church of England. My reformation involved more complex motives than my desire for a new wife and a heir. I also asserted that my marriage wasn´t valid and I made radical changes on religious practices. Contrary to popular belief, I didn´t have had many affairs outside marriage. Apart of women I after married, I had two undisputed affairs: Elizabeth Blount and Mary Bolein. On January Queen Catherine died and  on May, 2 of 1536 I arrested my wife, Anne, I accused her of adultery, incest and high treason. And at 8am of May, 19 of 1536 she, her father and her brother were executed. 10 days later I married Jane Seymour, who was the only wife that gave me a child, Prince Edward. His birth was complicated and Queen Jane died of an infection. Before his birth I declare illegitimate my two daughters, Lady Mary and Lady Elizabeth.

On July, 28 of 1540, I married Catherine Howard to ensure my succession. But Queen Catherine had an affair and I ordered her execution. After this, I married my last wife, Catherine Parr, in 1543. At the end of my life I suffered from obesity, and that hastened my death, which occurred on January, 28 of 1547. After a decade all three of my royal heirs sat on the English Throne, but any of them left descendant.

3 comments:

  1. Catherine of Aragon5/18/2012 12:35 AM

    Hello Henry I’m Catherine. Now that we have become husband and wife, I'd like resolve a question that I raised when I heard what happened, you are a powerful men and you have a great kingdom but, why you have not created another church?

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  2. Leonardo Da Vinci5/18/2012 12:42 AM

    Hello your Majesty, I’m Leonardo Da Vinci. With due respect Majesty, may I ask you something? Look, I would like to know why you chose to secede from the Catholic Church the Pope. Thanks for listening His Majesty, until soon you have a good day.

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    1. With all my respect I ask you why a second-rate painter like you is asking me something that is not your business. Have a good day as well. Your Majesty, the king of England.

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