Love made the world go round or was it lust?

Ever heard the theory that women rule the world? Do you believe it?Well, I would like you to ask yourself the same question right after you hear of one great historical icon known as Anne Boleyn who basically reformed England back in the 15th century because of her beauty and charm.


Okay so have you ever heard of King Henry VIII? The one who had six wives? Yeah that is who I am talking about. So Henry married Catherine of Aragon who was the widow of his elder brother Arthur when he became king. This was done because the marriage between Catherine and the brother was not consumated as he was sick and he passed later on. So this means that Catherine was much older than King Henry VIII. What man would be pleased by their wife being older than them? Therefore their marriage was based on tradition and not romance. They gave birth to a child know as Mary, Have you heard of Queen Mary I? Bloody Mary?( Anyway, that is besides the point).

So during this marriage there happened to be a lady who was one of court maids;brunette, dark-eyed and olive-skinned, Anne Boleyn. She caught the king's attention with her beauty, charm and how social she was. The king decided to pursue her as a mistress,however,she refused to be seduced by the king so that she could be his mistress. This made him fall in love with her or maybe it might have been infatuation. He decided that he would marry her and make her queen since Catherine had not given him a son and he also did not love her. These are the words he used to describe her(Anne) in his letter to her,"Wishing myself...in my sweetheart's arms, whose pretty dukkys [breasts] I trust shortly to kiss...". Well that is King Henry for you.

Since the English church was linked to Rome and they were all under the pope, King Henry VIII decided to seek the pope's permission to marry Anne Boleyn. The pope refused this since it went against the laws of the church. This made King Henry VIII furious and he decided to break the English church also known as the Anglican church away from the Roman Catholic church and made himself Supreme head of the church instead of the pope. Though the two churches had earlier conflict this was the first time they divided. This made the pope excommunicate Henry from the church hence made the two churches exist separately.

Well, after all that was done, the King married Anne Boleyn and made her Queen. Their love was consumated and they gave birth to a girl known as Elizabeth, I know your wondering if this is Queen Elizabeth I( The virgin Queen);Yes it is her. However, Anne did not please the King as much because she did not give birth to any son. This made him fall in love with one of Queen Anne's maids, Jane Seymour. Rumours spread of Queen Anne being adulterous and practising witchcraft . King Henry who had already fallen in love with Jane, was quick to execute Anne Boleyn for treason; so was it love or lust for Boleyn?

Despite the sad ending of Anne Boleyn, we see how much the lady had over King Henry VIII and how she controled his thoughts and feelings to lead to the reformation of the church so that she could be made Queen. So I ask you again, Who exactly rules the world?Women?Maybe if your not convinced you should stay tuned to this blog so that I tell you about another icon, Cleopatra....

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