Got Women?
Arranged marriages, beheadings and war, what a terrific time to be alive. One would think that the royalty of this time would have grace, class and a sophisticated way of handling situations. Sadly that would be very wrong. Imagine being accused of adultery, and getting beheaded, or banning a book and facing horrific charges. Although the king himself was a very promiscuous man, he was never questioned of it simply because he was the king; strangely enough it was his promiscuous actions have made him a well known ruler of the 1500’s. Henry Tudor, born in Greenwich London on June 28 1491. Of course being a royal, he was homeschooled by the finest tutors. When he was young he was athletic and highly intelligent. An observer described said he …show more content…
She was born somewhere in between 1500-1509 but no one knows exactly when. She caught the kings eye in 1525, after his affair with her older sister ended. He was captivated with her, he began writing her love letters and asking for her hand. On Jan 25, 1533 the two were secretly married, she became pregnant fairly short after that. Even though the King loved Anne, the public did not. Actually the public hated her none the less, they thought of her as an adulterous who stole the rightful place of Catherine of Aragon. She did do her duties as queen though, she fed the poor, helped the widows, etc. But she wasn’t innocent, she became very interested in church reform; anyone who wouldn’t take the oath of the Act of Succession she beheaded. Including old friends of Henry, advisors and more. He waited for her for six years only to find out that she was assertive, obstinate and could not have children. Investigations showed that Anne was not very faithful to the king, although he wasn’t faithful to her either she would be the one to get punished. She was executed on May 19, 1536 after her trial proved she had, had an affair with Sir Thomas