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henry VIII: not a good year of the woman

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Dave

Henry VIII, along with almost every male in the sixteenth-century, regarded women a being “weak, frail, impatient, feeble, and foolish” and “void of the spirit of council of regimen.” He was consequently pleased by his wife’s actual remarks, and announced … Continue reading →

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catherine parr: avoiding the tower

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Dave

There is a story about Henry and his last queen, Catherine Parr, told by the martyrologist John Foxe, which is so extraordinary that it hs often been dismissed as malicious legend, if only because it presents the King as ether … Continue reading →

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800,000 words

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Dave

A religion of Jesus or a religion about Jesus…As Jonathan Swift once said, “We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.” ‎”among the sayings and discourses imputed to him (jesus) … Continue reading →

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