tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post3836893490585555625..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Henry VIII and the Break with RomeDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-12999579847821911342017-01-14T09:25:27.018-08:002017-01-14T09:25:27.018-08:00Great post, Judith!Great post, Judith!Samantha Wilcoxsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473495253682074133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-80942028618346821402016-04-05T09:05:34.355-07:002016-04-05T09:05:34.355-07:00rather than a greedy one...
Indeed it was looting...<i>rather than a greedy one...</i><br /><br />Indeed it was looting. One power takes the wealth of another power because it can. I believe that can be seen over and over world wide during the course of human history. <br /><br />Henry gave the Church's looted lands to his supporters for various goods and services ; he used the very bells for canon. Later Cromwell gave the Royalist's land he looted to his supporters and so on. It's about loot; fig leafed by religion. imo <br /> Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033117202223821117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-729793492512559532016-04-05T08:37:40.843-07:002016-04-05T08:37:40.843-07:00Who came up with the theology of the Divine Right ...Who came up with the theology of the Divine Right of Kings so beloved by James I and VI and Charles I? It doesn't seem too removed from "He whispers God’s word into the King Henry’s ear." I suspect many reform European rulers were also looking for a useful philosophy to explain around their power.Sally Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11287628255330281037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-28311918210315063402016-04-05T07:42:49.939-07:002016-04-05T07:42:49.939-07:00Really enjoyed this Judith. Very insightful.Really enjoyed this Judith. Very insightful.Susan Abernethyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13559713476508286428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-65947233759977081522016-04-04T09:16:14.498-07:002016-04-04T09:16:14.498-07:00I agree, however it could easily be all is well th...I agree, however it could easily be all is well that ends well.. the established church did just that re-established a reign of King and Church, (however they left out the Holy Father) reconciling with The Holy Church is what is needed now and for Elizabeth II to do make it happen would certainly be a welcome ending to all of the problems. Please pray for the re-conciliation of England with The Holy Church. Please learn the lesson of Constantinople before it is to late, if it is not to late already..Glory be to God.<br />john john william vondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01037342209962288383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-69195756311703617772016-04-04T05:27:21.097-07:002016-04-04T05:27:21.097-07:00Thank you for this thoughtful analysis. I think I...Thank you for this thoughtful analysis. I think I realised the all-pervasive aspect that religion had for people in the middle ages and Renaissance when I read Cynthia Harnett's wonderful books (written for children, but good for all ages). Her characters went to church frequently during the week, and especially on saint's days. I agree with you that Henry VIII was not a Protestant as we know it, and that his motivation was more about being able to have a legitimate male heir than anything else. But I find it more difficult and troubling to explain the Dissolution of the Monasteries as a positive action, rather than a greedy one for less than honourable reasons, given that the dissolution was not limited to institutions which were immoral or irreligious.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553503435833467369noreply@blogger.com