Henry VIII

lack of understanding on the impact of powerful visual imagery created a void in distinctive royal portraiture beginning from the time of their father’s passing. Henry VIII was portrayed as a fearless Warrior King and to much of the public was seen as such. This level of engrained iconography would not be present again until the reign of Henry VIII’s second wife’s daughter, Elizabeth I. When Queen Elizabeth I ascended the throne, she was succeeding an unsuccessful regime led by her half-sister…

In February of 1540, it was clear that the alliance between Germany and England would not last. Henry and Anne of Cleves simply did not get along. In July of the same year of their marriage, Anne was asked for her consent to an annulment (their marriage had not been consummated) and she quickly agreed. This is not surprising given the reputation that Henry had earned for himself already at the time. Raising up a huge fuss over a marriage that had not even lasted a year would not have been…

Powerful individuals represent themselves in manipulative ways, to create political situations that benefit them. King Henry IV Part 1, a history play by Shakespeare typifies this idea. Context has had an influential role in how shakespeare uses dramatic techniques to shape the characterisation of King Henry, Hal and Hotspur. The desired political situations manufactured by individuals in Henry IV Part 1 all stem from power, personal greed and pride. Those who seek power and obtain it through…

Catholicism and Spain Catholicism ruled Europe with power and prejudice. It inspired the golden age of art and provided thick ideals that are evergreen in our forested society. The Catholic Church roused curiosity of medicine. Along with increasing curiosity, it hampered the progress of the medicine industry. Moreover, catholicism demoralized divorce. Catholicism implanted ideals that have ever lasted throughout the Renaissance. Catholicism affected medicine, discrimination, divorce, and…

The idea of the ‘Reformation’ can be interpreted in many different ways, and what actually constitutes it can be debated. This essay will focus on the Reformation in what is modern day Germany, with specific reference to Lutheranism. While it would appear obvious that the Reformation was trying to reform religion at its heart, this essay will make the argument that the Reformation was actually part of a wider movement, or change, across the whole of Europe which was not just trying to reform one…

The movie begins in England during the reign of Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII. Mary was responsible for ordering the execution of hundreds of Protestants as heretics. On the opinion of her advisors, Mary has her half-sister Elizabeth questioned and locked in the tower of London on suspicion of heresy and plotting with Sir Thomas Wyatt. Mary soon dies as a result of a cancerous tumor and Elizabeth is crowned queen of England. Under the opinion of her advisors, Elizabeth goes to war with Scotland…

believed to be morally right. As the play progresses and More’s beliefs come into contradiction King Henry VIII’s will, More’s morals come into question, and it becomes clear that what More thinks is moral and amoral is his own personal opinion. More is caught between his beliefs and his loyalty to the king; he was very opposed to the reformation of England, which was started because King Henry VIII wanted to get his marriage annulled. Since this is against More’s religious ethics, he is…

Concepts like a fairy tale monarchy and citizens with delightful accents are the common allure for those born outside the monarchy. What they do not remember are all the horrible things that happened there, like the Black Plague and the reign of King Henry VIII. Even today there is crime and corruption throughout the city. What William Blake wants his audience to remember is the injustices that happened to working-class citizens throughout a so called “good” time period like the Industrial…

become Henry the VIII 's first wife on the 11th of June and Queen of England on…

resulted in England giving up control for 400,000 crowns, an arranged marriage between Edward VI and Henry II’s daughter Elizabeth, the loss of England’s pension from France and the removal of English troops from Scotland. Each of these were considered humiliating by Northumberland but the loss of Boulogne was the most significant. The loss of Boulogne signified England’s loss of a great leader (Henry VIII) and the crown’s submission to France. In the public eye, this would have been considered…