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1485-1509
   was the reign of   
Henry VII
History & Mythology > English Monarchs


Henry VII of England
   had the sobriquet   
The Huckster King
History & Mythology > Sobriquets


Henry VII
   of the   
House of Luxembourg
1308-1313 - He planned to restore the glory of the Holy Roman Empire. It didn't happen.

History & Mythology > German Kings


Henry VII
   was known as   
The Huckster King
Richard of York denounced Henry VII, the architect of the new "commercial spirit," as a "huckster" who makes "his subjects the victims of low-souled avarice". "Huckster" comes from the fact that Henry VII issued in a new era of dealing with the monarchy as a business. He was known to play diplomats as well as other monarchs against each other with the intent of England winning and benefiting each time.

History & Mythology > Sobriquets - English Monarchs


Archbishop Cranmer
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Archbishop of Canterbury

Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


Henry VIII
   ends   
"For 'tis Ill Hap, If They Hold when Their Ladies Bid 'em Clap."
'Tis ten to one this play can never please All that are here: some come to take their ease, And sleep an act or two; but those, we fear, We have frighted with our trumpets; so, 'tis clear, They'll say 'tis naught: others, to hear the city Abused extremely, and to cry 'That's witty!' Which we have not done neither: that, I fear, All the expected good we're like to hear For this play at this time, is only in The merciful construction of good women; For such a one we show'd 'em: if they smile, And say 'twill do, I know, within a while All the best men are ours; for 'tis ill hap, If they hold when their ladies bid 'em clap.

Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Closing Lines


Surveyor
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
To the Duke of Buckingham

Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


Sir Thomas Lovell
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


Griffith
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Gentleman-usher to Queen Katherine

Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


Henry VIII
   was known as   
Old Coppernose
By 1544 Henry was running short of money, thanks partially to his own extravagant lifestyle and expenditure. Henry's solution was to lower the fineness of the third coinage (1544–47) to only 1/3 silver and 2/3 copper. This was understandably not popular with the people, and resulted in Henry acquiring the nickname "Old Coppernose" as the silver rubbed off the high-relief part of the coin design.

History & Mythology > Sobriquets - English Monarchs


Herman's Hermits
   released the single   
I'm Henry VIII, I Am
1965

Music > Sounds of the 1960s


Antonia Fraser
   wrote   
The Wives of Henry VIII
Arts & Literature > Great Non Fiction - Geography and History


Lord Chamberlain
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


Alexander Korda
   directed   
The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
Movies > Directors - Narrative Feature Films


The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
   starred   
Charles Laughton, Robert Donat and Franklin Dyall
Director: Alexander Korda. Also starred Mile Mander, Laurence Hanray & William Austin

Movies > Movies of the 1930s


Gardiner
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Bishop of Winchester

Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Jane Seymour, Catherine Parr
   are all   
Wives of King Henry VIII
And of course also Anne Boleyn

Misc > Common Threads 1


Garter
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
King-at-Arms

Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


Brandon
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


1541
      
Henry VIII Becomes King of Ireland
Determined to assert his authority over Ireland, Henry VIII changes his title from Lord of Ireland. The Irish parliament assents.

History & Mythology > Irish History


Charles Laughton
   for his role in   
The Private Life Of Henry VIII (1933)
In the 1928 play "Alibi" he became the first actor to play detective Hercule Poirot. In a memoir written after his death, Laughton's widow stated they never had children because he was homosexual.

Movies > Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role


Anne Bullen
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Katharine's Maid of Honor, Afterwards Queen

Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, Knox, Henry VIII
   are all   
Leaders of the Protestant Reformation
Misc > Common Threads 1


Henry VIII
   begins   
"I Come No More to Make You Laugh"
I come no more to make you laugh: things now, That bear a weighty and a serious brow, Sad, high, and working, full of state and woe, Such noble scenes as draw the eye to flow, We now present. Those that can pity, here May, if they think it well, let fall a tear; The subject will deserve it.

Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Opening Lines


Herman's Hermits
   reached no. 1 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with   
I'm Henry VIII, I Am
1 week, 1965

Music > U.S. Billboard Hot 100 - Number One Singles


Henry VIII
   was known as   
Bluff Hal
On account of his bluff and

History & Mythology > Sobriquets - English Monarchs


Henry VIII
   was born on   
June 28, 1491
King of England

Misc > Birthdates


Cromwell
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Servant to Wolsey

Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


1536
      
Henry VIII Became Head of the Church of Ireland
The Irish parliament made Henry VIII head of the Church of Ireland. However the Reformation makes little progress in Ireland. The vast majority of the Irish remain Catholic.

History & Mythology > Irish History


The Six Wifes of Henry VIII (1970)
   starred   
Keith Mitchell, Annette Crosbie and Dorothy Tutin
Director: Naomi Capon & John Glenister. Also starred Anne Stallybrass, Elvi Hale & Angela Pleasence. Won Primetime Emmy

Entertainment > TV Mini Series


The Mask of Royalty
   is a biography on the life of   
Henry VIII
Lacey Baldwin Smith, 1973

Arts & Literature > Books - Biography


William Shakespeare
   wrote   
Henry VIII
Arts & Literature > Plays


Queen Katharine
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Wife to King Henry, Afterwards Divorced

Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


Lord Chancellor
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


Old Lady
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Friend to Anne Bullen

Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


Man
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
The Porter's Man

Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


1509-1547
   was the reign of   
Henry VIII
History & Mythology > English Monarchs


Bishop Lincoln
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


Doctor Butts
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Physician to the King

Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


Sir Anthony Denny
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


Cardinal Wolsey
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


Henry VIII of England
   had the sobriquet   
Old Coppernose
History & Mythology > Sobriquets


Henry VIII
   is a   
Historical Play
Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Plays


Patience
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Woman to Queen Katharine

Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


Cardinal Campeius
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters


Lord Abergavenny
   is a character in   
Henry VIII
Arts & Literature > Shakespeare Characters








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