henry viii: can i get a divorce?
pope: no❤️

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@tudor-suggestions
henry viii: can i get a divorce?
pope: no❤️
nooo don’t give me a female heir ur so sexy aha
Catherine of Aragon and Mary I of England + costumes
Protector Somerset be like “I know a place” then kidnap you and take you to Windsor Castle in an attempt to avoid a coup d’etat
All of Henry VIII’s six wives were related to each other–and to Henry–by a common ancestor, King Edward I (“Longshanks”). Henry was Edward’s seven- and nine-times great-grandson on his mother’s side and his six-times great-grandson on his father’s, while all of his wives–including the Spanish-born Katherine of Aragon and the German-born Anne of Cleves–were Edward’s seven-, eight-, or nine-times great-granddaughters.*
To the best of my ability, here are the wives’ ancestry dating back to Edward I.
Edward I → Edward II → Edward III → John of Gaunt → Philippa of Lancaster → Infante John of Portugal → Isabel of Portugal → Isabel of Castile → Katherine of Aragon
Edward I → Thomas of Brotherton → Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk → Elizabeth de Segrave → Thomas Mowbray → Margaret Mowbray → John Howard → Thomas Howard → Elizabeth Howard → Anne Boleyn
Edward I → Edward II → Edward III → Lionel, Duke of Clarence → Phillippa of Clarence → Elizabeth Mortimer → Elizabeth Percy → Mary Clifford → Henry Wentworth → Margaret Wentwoth → Jane Seymour
Edward I → Margaret, Duchess of Brabant → John III of Brabant → Margaret of Brabant → Margaret III of Flanders → John I of Burgundy → Marie of Burgundy → John I, Duke of Cleves → John II, Duke of Cleves → John III, Duke of Cleves → Anne of Cleves
Edward I → Thomas of Brotherton → Margaret, Duchess of Norfolk → Elizabeth de Segrave → Thomas Mowbray → Margaret Mowbray → John Howard → Thomas Howard → Edmund Howard → Kathryn Howard
Edward I → Edward II → Edward III → John of Gaunt → Joan Beaufort → Richard Neville → Alice Neville → Elizabeth FitzHugh → Thomas Parr → Katherine Parr
While Anne Boleyn and Kathryn Howard were famously the most closely related of Henry’s wives as first cousins, (Anne’s mother was a sister of Kathryn’s father), Katherine of Aragon, Jane Seymour, and Katherine Parr all share a closer common ancestor in Edward III, and the first and last of Henry’s Katherines were both descended from John of Gaunt, who was Aragon’s three- and Parr’s four-times great-grandfather, respectively.
It’s also possible that some or all of these women were descended from other members of the English royal family in yet more ways, but these are the lines that I was able to follow. Until very recently I had no idea that all of Henry’s wives, even Anne of Cleves, were related to him; I thought it was kind of wild!
* This may not be the precisely correct terminology, as I’m no genealogist.
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Henry VIII was King of England from 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and, in particular, his efforts to have his first marriage annulled.
(via Wikipedia)
i will take a hammer and fix the canon
clearly even monarchs thought some parts on monarchy was dumb because there’s so many kings being like god how do i legally deny my idiot son the throne
the king: nothing matters more than the preservation of my glorious dynasty
also the king: i hate my sons so much it’s unbelievable
is he..... y’know 😳...... *sets in motion major religious change*..... king of england??
henry viii was like yeah i’m thicc what are you gonna do about it? and the pope was like i’m going to excommunicate you
Henry VIII in 1533: Until the birth of a son, I have named Elizabeth my heir, after my elder daughter tragically died.
Mary I: I’m not dead!
Henry: Sometimes I can still hear her voice....
Some of the most prominent Queens Regnant of 15th-16th century Europe
Joanna II of Naples (1414 – 1435)
Blanche I of Navarre (1425 – 1441)
Isabella I of Castile (1474 – 1504)
Catherine of Navarre (1483 – 1517)
Joanna of Castile (1504 – 1555)
Mary I of Scotland (1542 – 1567)
Mary I of England (1553 – 1558)
Joanna III of Navarre (1555 – 1572)
Anna Jagiellion of Poland (1575 – 1587)
Elizabeth I of England (1558 – 1603)
Happy International Women’s Day!
“In 1558, Queen Elizabeth inherited a shocked and shattered nation. It was no wonder that Elizabeth and her government became so adept at masking these harsh realities. Elizabethan propaganda was not a thing of luxury: it was an essential anesthetic.”
— Stephen Alford, The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I (via hjaxon1701)
Concept: a Medieval court drama in the style of The Office, except instead of interview segments, it has confessional segments with the audience in the priest’s PoV.
*in heaven*
Arthur Tudor: I just died aged 15 :(
Richard III: that means you never knew the triumphs and defeats, the epic highs and lows of ruling England!
Period drama costumes + Medieval Crowns To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that bear it.