For Henry VIII, I hate more than despise, despise more than pity, and pity more than sympathy. Both the BBC's "Henry VIII" and showtime's new drama "The Tudor Dynasty" seem to imply the contradictions and pain hidden in the heart of the king of England, who is known for his violent and lustful history. I personally think that it is just an excuse for his fear. That's it (as a Catholic's fear of his crimes), it is rarely seen from the perspective of his six tragic wives.
(I have collected and wrote their stories before, now transcribed here)
The first queen, the Spanish princess Catherine, she was originally the fiancée of Henry VIII's brother. The young Catherine has golden red hair, blue eyes and With fair and ruddy skin, the 18-year-old Henry married the bride who was 6 years older than himself. In the 20 years after the marriage, the queen’s political talent and virtuous character were impeccable, except that there was no prince (all four boys). Premature death) and the face of the dead, and Henry has already had illegitimate children at this time, and was crazy infatuated with Anne Boleyn, so a divorce agreement was handed over to Catherine. She could not accept that her marriage was said to be "illegal." And admitted that her only daughter was an illegitimate daughter, she began to struggle, this long divorce lawsuit caused the Pope in Rome, frightened by Catherine’s nephew-the power of the Spanish Emperor Charles V, the Pope rejected Henry's application, long ago Henry VIII, who was displeased with the church, broke with the Roman Catholic Church, and a unity of state and church came. The poor queen was exiled and died in depression within a few years. Later, she and Henry's only daughter, Mary, came to the throne. She did not forget the humiliation suffered by her mother and herself. She tried her best to suppress the Protestant movement, persecute the reformists, and restore Catholicism. In history, she was called "Bloody Mary", which is probably a gloomy childhood. Problem children brought up.
Queen of the Thousand Days, Anne Boleyn can be regarded as the most dramatic of the six queens. After studying in France, she accepted the ideas of Protestantism. She was talented and savvy, and she was quickly attracted by her witty conversation. The king’s attention, on the one hand, she used her superb skill to fight Henry, on the other hand, she wooed Reformers and astrologers, and finally put on the queen's crown, relying on the king’s favor to exclude dissidents, but the birth of her daughter Elizabeth made Panzi The eager Henry was disappointed, coupled with the inferiority of love for the new and disgusted with the old, Anne found that her status was in jeopardy, even though she was clever, she also began to mess around, improper performance accelerated Henry's boredom with her, and fell in love with the ex-wife's maid (Jane) ·Simo). Henry decided to get rid of Annie. Anyway, he was already the self-proclaimed boss above the church. Several of his staff noticed the direction of the wind and immediately fabricated a number of charges, including "adultery with his brother" (this article even the king himself felt too unreliable) , United Annie’s political opponents convicted her of death. Anne, who was detained in the Tower of London, was extremely calm when she appeared in court. She refused her testimony with the dignity of the queen, "I didn't expect you to let me go." It’s the sensation of history) “Good people of Christ, I came here to accept death...not to judge anyone, nor to comment on why I came here, I just want to pray to God to bless us King of ... now, I am leaving this world and all of you, and I sincerely hope that you will pray for me. Lord, please have mercy on me, please accept my soul...".
Add a digression At that time, the British method of executing the death penalty against aristocrats was to use an axe (often one axe could not solve the problem), and the somewhat guilty Henry VIII gave her a "preferential treatment"-ask the best swordsman to use the sword to execute the sentence- -This way the pain and humiliation will be much less. But it is said that Annie's ghost is still floating in the Tower of London.
Later, Annie's daughter, the famous Elizabeth I in history, finally got rid of the chaos and raised her eyebrows anyway, but she was also born as a troubled child, and she was on the throne of the Queen but never married. She is known as the "Virgin Queen.
Correction: Elizabeth is imprisoned." And get rid of her niece Mary Stewart (Queen of Scots, betrayed by Protestants)
Jane Seymour (Jane Seymour), she is not good-looking but is said to be gentle and virtuous. For Henry who was struggling to deal with domestic rebels and foreign pressure at the time, she undoubtedly succeeded in prescribing the right medicine and became the third queen. With lessons learned from the past, Jane deliberately was meek and popular, always worried that the boy would be born in the middle of birth, and then he was relieved forever (it is lucky to be banished or even put to death). Henry VIII, who finally had a standard heir, naturally called her his life's favorite without hesitation. Later, the young King Edward VI spent a few years as a puppet and died due to his "weak physique". In the end, it was still women who ruled Britain, which was really ironic to Henry. It is estimated that the appearance of the ghost of Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace was because he did not stand by.
The next German princess, Anne of Cleves, was praised by Thomas Cromwell, who was eager to seek merit in front of the king at the time, as beautiful as an immortal, plus the handwriting of the royal painter Holbein. Real people are a little bit ideal). When Henry saw the bride-to-be, he called her a "fat Flanders mare" and declared that he would never look at her for a second time. In fact, he didn't...photograph himself (fat and bloated, staggering); Then, in addition to the loss of a large amount of money in the UK, the previous big red Cromwell lost his head (Henry did not spare him lightly, and specially found a little student to drill a blunt axe on his neck several times) . Fortunately, Henry's moody face still made enough effort to give Princess Cliffs a title and reward (stay on one side). Compared to several other wives, she seems to be the luckiest in the whole year.
Catherine Howard, this poor girl was only 21 years old when she died. She was crying for help on the way to the execution ground, and even the onlookers couldn't bear it. Catherine Howard was a child when her relatives offered Henry (it looks like she could be her grandfather). She became a queen at the age of 19 and she was glamorous and exuding angelic light. Henry was pampered by her, yet lively and self-willed. How could Catherine fall in love with the wretched uncle, and naturally have a handsome lover (maybe he has already had it). The political opponents of her relatives immediately reported her unfaithful behavior to the king. Henry VIII, who was already self-confident and extremely fragile, threw her into the Tower of London and beheaded in rage, and many of her advisers and relatives did not escape. Robbery. It is true that one person has to be punishable and imprisoned.
In the following long-long-time, Henry VIII was bored. Until the appearance of Catherine Parr, her wit and erudition made her win widespread respect in the court even though she did not have extraordinary beauty (and was a widow twice), and treated the children left by her predecessor, especially becoming The two princesses who were illegitimate daughters, she tried her best to restore their identities and give them a good education. But as a woman, there is no happiness in this kind of life with fear. It was not until the death of Henry VIII that she was able to marry the Minister of the Navy Thomas, who had long been married to each other, and started her own life. Later, unfortunately, she died of dystocia.
The above six women have more or less affected the course of history (individually even significant), but under the rule of a man, their roles have always been unable to get rid of the dominated position and become flowers blooming in blood.
Well, just talk about it, not necessarily all true. The film is well shot, the costumes and scenes are pretty, and the protagonists are also very eye-catching.
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