Category: 1509-1547 Henry VIII
Coppernose – Henry VIII is famous for having six wives (and beheading two of them), and building up the English Navy
Akhir Perang Bunga Mawar: Bagaimana Henry VII Mengamankan Takhta Tudor
Sejarah Inggris pada abad ke-15 didominasi oleh konflik dinasti yang berkepanjangan dan brutal, yang kemudian dikenal sebagai Perang Bunga Mawar (Wars of the Roses). Pertempuran antara Wangsa Lancaster (mawar merah) dan Wangsa York (mawar putih) telah merobek sendi-sendi masyarakat Inggris, menggoyahkan takhta, dan menyebabkan serangkaian raja jatuh-bangun. Setelah beberapa dekade pertumpahan darah, kebutuhan akan stabilitas dan otoritas yang tak terbantahkan menjadi sangat mendesak. Puncak dari kekacauan ini terjadi pada tahun 1485, ketika sosok yang relatif…
Henry VIII and his wives
Henry VIII had six wives and he didn’t let them leave him easily. Two were beheaded!, two divorces and one died. Only one outlived him as his wife and she did not live a long and happy life (perhaps a short and happy one). You have probably learnt the song at school. Divorced beheaded died, divorced, beheaded and survived. Three of his children ruled after him and only one of those had a long and…
