#like just to play with speculation a bit: henry's terms for a betrothal to his son would have been exactly the same | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

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In particular, the emphasis on faction risks understating how serious Henry VIII was about his religion. It was more than just a question of which side to pick in the international league of confessionally inflected rivalries. It has often been hard for commentators to grasp that this most self-serving and intermittently tyrannical of rulers nevertheless had a religious faith that was deeply held, if idiosyncratic. His detailed scrutiny of religious formulations and energetic participation in religious debate indicate how solemenly he undertook his role as supreme head of the Church in England. This was the lens through which he saw much of the world around him, including his relationships with women.

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#lucy wooding #i mainly agree with this but i wish it was reckoned with both ways?#i think the french cold feet on the matter of betrothal to elizabeth is often reduced to the papal verdict of henry's marriage #which did not help but probably had more to do with the affair of the placards coinciding with the timing; francis' marriage to eleanor #and also hviii insisting on terms they refused to agree with bcus agreement would mean alienating the pope #like it would have strengthened her position ultimately but it's possible there would have still been cold feet in the matter had anne #had a son by that point...#hunting the falcon review #henry viii #like just to play with speculation a bit: henry's terms for a betrothal to his son would have been exactly the same #that the french make an overt acknowledgement of his religious supremacy in his own kingdom. smth they were totally unwilling to do #granted he might have found another nation more willing to affiance on those terms . and other nations #would have been more willing to sign betrothals for elizabeth AND a son so there's that.

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