Why did Henry VIII become a mean, paranoid tyrant?
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.7″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] When the seventeen-year-old Henry VIII succeeded his father, the country celebrated. Henry VIII’s father, Henry VII, ran the country with an iron fist, particularly when it came to money. He demanded loyalty and enforced it with a system of fines. The…
Meet the siblings of Henry VIII
King Henry VIII is one of the most famous figures in English history, but it should be remembered he was one of seven siblings. His parents were King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, the daughter of Edward IV. After winning the throne at the Battle of Bosworth, Henry VII’s principal task was to shore…