No-one expected Henry Tudor to become king of England in August 1485. Explain why he succeeded. Henry Tudor’s hereditary claim was slimmer than that of any English King since William the Conqueror‚ but he was in fact the great-great-grandson of John of Gaunt‚ who was a son of Edward III and the founder of the House of Lancaster. He was descended from John through an illegitimate son who (along with his siblings) was retroactively legitimized but explicitly barred from succession to the throne
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Is King Henry 8th a man or a monster? King Henry VIII is one of the most famous kings in British history. He was the second Tudor monarch‚ He was born on the 28th of June 1491 at Greenwich; he was the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. He became the heir to the throne after his elder brother‚ Prince Arthur died. Henry ascended the throne on the 21st of April 1509‚ and died in January the 28th 1547; he ruled for a total of 37 years‚ 9 months and 7 days. Henry is famously notorious for
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BOOK: KING HENRY AND HIS SIX WIVES PAGE ONE: SUMMARY OF THE STORY Henry was the eighth King of England. He was famous for having six wives. His first wife’s name was Katherine of Aragon. She was Spanish and she was also the queen of England. Henry divorced her because he wanted a son. Anne Boleyn was his second wife. Henry started to dislike Anne because she only thought of herself. If Anne didn’t want a divorce she had to give him a boy. She tried to give birth to a boy but failed. When
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Was King John really the worst king ever? The question as to whether King John was really the worst king ever‚ stills seems to be a topic of much controversy amongst historians‚ as they have not yet come to an exact decision on which side of the argument to deem as the truth. Some people believe that King John is to be blamed for the fate that he suffered because of certain decisions he made and brought himself to his state in the society through his actions; however‚ those who disagree‚ claim
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Is a Christian king possible? In a time of separation of church and state‚ it is hard to imagine a religious leader without thinking of the theocratic caliphs and shahs or some shallow prosperity preacher trying to impose his views on everyone. It ultimately has a negative ring to it for most people. A Christian king however‚ is not someone who goes around beheading infidels or someone who has the ten-commandments as his screen-saver. Rather a Christian king is someone who governs his country‚ and
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King Henry II and Thomas Bennett were very close friends . Henry was the king of England and he had a great opportunity . The Theobald archbishop of Canterbury was the head of church of england and he saw potential in Thomas. He put him under his church tree and through that Thomas gained experiences and had great success and was the archbishop’s servant and trustworthy.King Henry II appointed Thomas as a position of chancellor of england. Now the chancellor is an important job because it was second
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such as King Henry V and The First Part of King Henry IV examine Henry (Hal)‚ a reckless prince that grows to become a respected King. Based on medieval beliefs‚ the King was known to have two bodies. In fact‚ in both plays Hal deals with the contradictory demands of his double body; the body natural and body politic. As a result of exploring the different aspects of Hal‚ an understanding of the important attributes of a King begins to develop. Throughout Shakespeare’s famous plays King Henry V and
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1939 the St.Louis was refused entrance to Havana after a 14 day long journey. It had left its port two weeks earlier in Hamburg on the 13 of May. It was carrying 937 passengers(Holocaust memorial). Most of the passengers were Jewish German citizens but there was also some Europeans‚ Spanish and Cubans aboard the ship(Historica Canada). Most of these were refugees searching for a new home where they would be safe from Hitler. Once the ship was refused entrance to Havana Its captain was forced to ask Canadian
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under both Henry IV and Louis XIV‚ France obtained an absolutist government‚ which the majority of citizens supported. Henry IV was more so a compromiser compared to Louis XIV who was at war the majority of his reign. King Henry IV clashes with the characteristics of King Louis XIV as a result. King Henry IV’s reign differed from that of King Louis XIV’s in militaristic‚ economic‚ and religious aspects. During his reign‚ Henry IV only fought two wars. Conquering the war of the three Henrys‚ thus enthroning
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found when one begins to dissect the topic. The role of King Henry VIII in the Reformation is one of the areas where scholars conflict the most. Prior to the 1960s scholarship held that Henry VIII was incredibly easily manipulated his advisors therefore the Reformation was mainly theirs‚ more recently however‚ scholarship has started to shift in favor of Henry taking a more prominent role. Some such as Bernard take the approach that it was Henry’s interest in theology that prompted the schism with
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