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The British World: The Wives of Henry VIII “Divorced, Beheaded, Died ... Divorced, Beheaded, Survived”. (1 of 7) Larger than Life, #henryviii cut a dashing figure in his youth, but in his 50s his waistline expanded to an estimated 60 inches. By 1545, he was so ill and overweight that he could no longer walk and had to be carried by four servants. #houseoftudor #tudorbritain #englandhistory #englishroyalty #1500sengland https://www.instagram.com/p/CDsW94DFt-W/?igshid=182vdympcrkpy

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The British World: #tudorbritain Henry VII: Man and Money. “The Books Balanced and a Dynasty Established.” Monarchs come and go. Some leave a mark on history through personality or force of arms. Others are shadowy figures, their achievements unsung. #henryviii is among the latter, his character elusive, his 24 years on the throne little noted. Yet few kings began with so little and ended with so much. A reign forged in the aftermath of battle, after 30 years of strife, with the throne disputed and its authority threadbare, ended with the #tudordynasty secure, stability restored and the royal coffers overflowing. #britishhistory #england🇬🇧 #worldhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CChyC2xl-Uy/?igshid=fsurcutdc3ww

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The British World - #tudorbritain The Battle of Bosworth. 1) Key dates in Tudor House history. 2) Quote by Robert Woosnam-Savage, Royal Armouries (Nat’l Museum of Arms and Armour) 2013. 3) The Tudor Rose: Dynasties United. The #warsoftheroses that convulsed England in the 15th century take their name from the red rose symbol of the #houseoflancaster and the white rose of the #houseofyork The Tudor rose resulted from #henryvii marrying #elizabethofyork , the daughter of Yorkist #edwardiv #uk #england🇬🇧 #englishhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CCbbSamFfU9/?igshid=1rjso1x84yzfk

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The British World: #tudorbritain 1485-1603 - Elizabeth I 1) Panels behind #elizabethi on George Gower’s #armadaportrait (ca 1588) show the defeat and destruction of the #spanisharmada on Britain’s rocky coast. The queen’s fingers, resting on a globe, point to the Americas as a sign of England’s colonial ambition and her mastery of the seas. 2) The #elizabethanera saw a flowering of literary talent. Here #shakespeare and fellow writers are portrayed at the #mermaidtavern . The inn, a popular meeting place, was destroyed in the #greatfireoflondon1666 . #englandhistory #worldhistory #uk #queenelizabeth https://www.instagram.com/p/CCRV4IRFUmJ/?igshid=7a9i8xwrro52

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The British World - #tudorbritain 1485-1603. A Revolution in Church and State. In the pic: Marked men, This anti-Catholic allegory (1556) dates from the reign of #marythefirstofengland . Victims of Mary’s persecution, such as #bishopridley and #bishoplatimer , are depicted as lambs. The wolves represent #stephengardiner , Mary’s Catholic #lordchancellor and #bishopbonner and #bishoptunstall , who took part in the persecutions. #thetudors #uk #britishhistory #worldhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CCJplB1F_KS/?igshid=1w67kqh0pwq92

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The British World - #tudorbritain 1485-1603. A Revolution in Church and State. In the pic: Marked men, This anti-Catholic allegory (1556) dates from the reign of #marythefirstofengland . Victims of Mary’s persecution, such as #bishopridley and #bishoplatimer , are depicted as lambs. The wolves represent #stephengardiner , Mary’s Catholic #lordchancellor and #bishopbonner and #bishoptunstall , who took part in the persecutions. #thetudors #uk #britishhistory #worldhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CCJmxIgFyDR/?igshid=nxlt2u5ehhoh