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80The Wives of King Henry VIII: Anne Boleyn
She's one of the most enigmatic characters of her time: Anne Boleyn. Her charm, grace, and wit were legendary, but so were her cunning and spite. She was the mother of perhaps one of the greatest rulers the...
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79King Henry VIII and his six wives - love, marriage, and children
Every English schoolchild knows the rhyme, "divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived", about, in turn, Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, and Catherine Parr. This article is about Henry the man - his loves, his wives, his children. Famous for having six wives, Henry is said to be the only English King to have had more wives than mistresses.
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67History of Gold Sovereigns
The British Gold Sovereign is perhaps the most famous gold bullion coin in the world. The British Gold Sovereign is the official coinage of English Royalty and have been minted, since the year 1489...
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71Globe Theatre - Shakespeare
Please read also the other article 'The Globe Theatre at a Shakespeare Premier'. Apparently you weren't just there for the play as Stephen Gosson a writer quoted, 'In our assemblies of plays in London...
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70The 6 wives of Henry VIII
I just have to say that I love the Tudors. I have been interested in this royal family for quite some time now. Unfortunately, I am not a historian, so posting this hub is strictly for entertainment purposes...
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76Famous Birthday Listings: June 28
Born on this day? HAPPY BIRTHDAY!Below are some very famous celebrities (57 names) past and present who have their birthday today. Some of them you will have heard of and others you may not have! These Famous...
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68Royal Love ~ Royal Romances and Weddings
Royalty has always been a type of romance. The love of royal celebrities has always been staged for the world to see. Weddings that are only dreamed about and fantasized by the common society are made reality...
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67Parallelism: The Works of Shakespeare Reflecting The Volatile History of Britain
In any political regime, establishing and maintaining order is of the utmost concern. Throughout the history of the English Monarchy, order would be sustained for a time only to regress into disorder...
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82Bloody Mary - Mary Tudor
Mary Tudor's story begins with King Henry VIII of England. Mary was Henry's eldest child, born to Catherine, the first of his six wives. Mary's brief reign was one of blood & terror.
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78The Wives of King Henry VIII: Catherine of Aragon
...Or at least until I dispose of you. I must admit I have always been fascinated by the wives of the infamous King Henry VII. According to history he had 6 "wives", depending on your definition of the term,...
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