Those Not-So-Merry Wives of Tudor



Henry VIII was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1509 to 1547. He was the second monarch of the Tudor dynasty, succeeding his father, Henry VII. He wielded the most unopposed power of any British monarch in history. His reign was notable for the religious break with Catholic Church in Rome and the subsequent establishment of the independent Church of England, the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and the union of England and Wales.

He is best known however for his many marriages. Driven by the desire for a male heir - and a few other desires - he married six women during his reign. He killed two of them, almost killed a third and treated the most devoted in an abominable manner. Another died in childbirth. Henry was an educated and cultured man and in his younger days was athletic and handsome. Never-the-less, his relationships with his Queens has left him with the aura of a Bluebeard!



This placemark layer tells the story of those wives through the places where they lived. The folder for each Queen contains information, photos and links to websites of interest; each placemark describes a milestone in her life, with addtional photos. Placemarks for each Queen are identified by different colored crown icons. The information generally follows that contained in Alison Weir's work The Six Wives of Henry VIII, published in 1991. I hope that you find the set interesting.

I agree, this is indeed excellent, well done and keep them coming.

This is excellent. There's so much information!! This is definitely a keeper. Most Brits wouldn't bother producing a project of this quality about Henry VIII! Well done.

An excellent post and an outstanding example of GE being used to its potential.

This post must be destined to become one of the GE showcases.

Thanks,

Frank

LuciaM:

An absolutely stellar post! Thank you for taking the time to do it right - it makes a huge difference in the quality of the community when we add information like this. Please, keep up the good effort!

Extreme "Ditto's", LuciaM.

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What happened where?! This place is significant because...!

Please continue your great work!!

Do you remembers when you began the history of the big leagues .. 3 months ago since this one has another sense historical
big work kept forward it had not post a comment since he had not seen it there are many threads in this universe of keyhole

I second everything that the others have said, as well as a great big THANK YOU from a serious Anglophile!

I'm glad that you found the set worthwhile!

Lucia