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'Bloody' Mary I - Page 2


© Wendy J. Dunn
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Feb 15, 2001


Henry must have known it was possible too. He had no hesitation in entrusting his Kingdom to Catherine whenever he minded to do the knightly thing, going off to fight a battle or two on the continent. And, of course, he would remember the woman who had overseen his education - his grandmother Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond. Dying shortly after he became King, Margaret was highly respected for her intelligence as well as her piety.

Sometimes I'm very tempted to think his desire for a son could be brought down to a simply human desire, and had very little to do with the security of his Kingdom at all. 'I see God will not give me male children,' he said when his second wife Anne Boleyn gave birth to a dead son. For a man who often displayed a politician's insincerity, this statement resonates down the centuries with human despair and deep disappointment, ringing loudly with simple truth. Perhaps that is one of the reasons why the women in life loved him, no matter the agony he inflicted on them. With their female sensitivity, they could sense a core within Henry VIII that truly suffered.

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6.   Mar 11, 2001 12:27 PM
In response to message posted by thebattwoman:

Elizabeth, I know some men who are very adamant that their wives will have sons. I tell t ...

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5.   Mar 11, 2001 12:23 PM
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Wendy, I am glad that you and your brother get along. How sad that your father was so keen on ...

-- posted by Red
4.   Mar 7, 2001 1:36 AM
In response to message posted by thebattwoman:

Hi Beth! In my husband's family, it's the girls that are hard to come by. When I had my seco ...

-- posted by Gwenda
3.   Mar 7, 2001 1:24 AM
In response to message posted by Red:

I agree utterly, Mary. I must share with you a funny story (well- kind of funny...well, funny now t ...

-- posted by Gwenda
2.   Mar 6, 2001 9:40 PM
In response to message posted by Red:

You're right Mary when you say even today. My husband was the last one to carry the Batt name and I ...

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