I have been watching the Showtime series, The Tudors. The series is a tragedy that shows the truly depraved nature of mankind and of those on both sides of the Reformation, Roman Catholic and Protestant. Henry the VIII in particular seems to have been obsessed with having a male heir to the point of being willing to use political intrigue to to do so.
In particular, the execution of Ann Boleyn was tragic, especially in light of her support of the progress of the Reformation in England. She was certainly not perfect and did many wicked things in her own life, sins for which she dearly paid.
For anyone familiar with the history of the English Reformation this is a series well worth watching. I have been watching the series on Netflix.
God have mercy on us all,
Charlie
Click here to read Ann Boleyn's final words: The Execution of Ann Boleyn
Click here to see the YouTube posting of the reenactment of Ann Boleyn's execution in The Tudors.
Click here to read Ann Boleyn's final words: The Execution of Ann Boleyn
Click here to see the YouTube posting of the reenactment of Ann Boleyn's execution in The Tudors.
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Charlie,
I apologize for posting this here but I cannot seem to get your email from the link you provide in your Bio. I just have a theological question to ask (not about the execution of anne boleyn).
thanks,
Rubin
If you click on my name in the profile, you will find it takes you to another page where you see the word "email" in blue with hyperlink. Clicking on that opens your email client with the address in the TO; part of it. My email is cranmer1959@gmail.com or cranmer1959@hotmail.com.
Ya I think there's something amiss with my email client (comcast). Thanks for the address.
Henry was a needed head of state in order to impliment The Reformation. Which was spiritually already in progress. He like Luther had to take a back seat to God's will despite their antics.
Henry the VIII was Roman Catholic for the most of his life. He only rebelled against Rome because of the politics of his day and because he needed a male heir.
He allowed the English Reformation to progress for his own political purposes, not because he was a Protestant. But that is not to say that God did not providentially use him to bring about the English Reformation via the English Reformers, including Archbishop Thomas Cranmer.
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