Comments on: Elizabeth I: A Tudor Rose by Any Other Name

By: Claire

Claire — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 12:26:33 +0000

Hi Farah,
Henry VIII did not cut two of his wives’ heads off because they gave birth to a girl. Catherine of Aragon, his first wife and mother of Mary, died of natural causes in 1536 and Anne Boleyn, mother of Elizabeth, was executed as a traitor after being framed. Catherine Howard, the other wife who was executed, did not have any children at all and was executed as a traitor for being unfaithful. Both Henry’s daughter survived to become monarchs: Mary I and Elizabeth I.

By: FARAH

FARAH — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 11:46:02 +0000

hi guys. i think heney is a selfish and ugly little idioy. he i so selfish that he cut two of his wifes head because they gave birth 2 a girl instead to a bou. but the remainih 4 he divorced. henrys wives only gave birth to a girl and they were all killed except BLOODY MARY!!!

By: Claire

Claire — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:20:31 +0000

Yes, you’re right, Lisa, Henry VIII was given the title “Defender of the Faith” after he wrote “The Assertio” defending the Catholic Church from Lutheran ideas and Henry did indeed create the title “Supreme Head of the Church of England” when he broke from Rome. Mary I obviously relealed the Act of Supremacy when she was Queen but Elizabeth I’s Parliament passed the 1559 Act of Supremacy of 1559 to restore Henry VIII’s original Act of Supremacy. There was a difference though – in Elizabeth’s Oath of Supremacy, which had to be signed, her title was given as “Supreme Governor” rather than “Supreme Head” to show that she was not putting herself ahead of Christ who is the Head of the Church.

By: lisaannejane

lisaannejane — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:14:47 +0000

I thought the Pope gave Henry the title “Defender of the Faith” when he published an article against protestant ideas. I thought he created the title “Supreme Head of the Church” to show that he and not the pope, was now the leader of the church in England.