British Aggression?

[Polwarth]

Apology accepted! Now, if you have any pertinent questions, there will be people who are happy to assist!

[True_Colours]

Polwarth u r an extraordinary human. i would love to hear what ny1 has to say on the validity of Henry VIII "divorce" (more correctly known as an anullment) from Catherine of Aragon. I have taken into account pretty much all of the arguments, yet i have not yet spoken to anyone about their thoughts and ideas. I would love to tlk 2 ny1 about this. Ta.

[Polwarth]

Well, the thing is: Henry VIII was an ENGLISH king, not Scots - so people may well have no views on him at all!

[True_Colours]

im aware of where he's from, yet he is a very well known figure world wide, im merely asking any1.

[TheScottishEconomist]

Originally posted by True_Colours
Polwarth u r an extraordinary human. i would love to hear what ny1 has to say on the validity of Henry VIII "divorce" (more correctly known as an anullment) from Catherine of Aragon.

The English were the first of Europe’s nations - during the Tudor era - to adopt a vigorous and vibrant nationalism. That entailed a separation from Europe, and that took the form of separation from the Catholic Church (which was doing the whole united Europe thing long before the EU was ever thought of).

The legality or validity of Henry’s divorce is something of a red herring, laws are man made, it was essentially about power. By making himself head of the English Church Henry shifted power from Rome to England, and that is what was of most importance.