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Post by Prince Myshkin on Sept 2, 2022 16:30:53 GMT
And by "monarch" of course I include emperors, maharajahs, shahs and any hereditary ruler whose power comes through "divine right".
My favorite is Emperor Elagabalus of Rome.
He was the teenage cross dressing bisexual ruler of Rome who prostituted himself on the street for lulz.
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Sept 2, 2022 16:38:06 GMT
I had this in an interview as part of a school entrance exam when I was 8.
My answer was Henry the Eighth, because he had so many wives.
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Post by Prince Myshkin on Sept 2, 2022 21:01:06 GMT
I had this in an interview as part of a school entrance exam when I was 8. My answer was Henry the Eighth, because he had so many wives. Sure, the result of which he broke from the Vatican and became a Protestant. That alone makes him one of the most important English monarchs. |
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Post by stammerhead on Sept 3, 2022 8:24:57 GMT
I had this in an interview as part of a school entrance exam when I was 8. My answer was Henry the Eighth, because he had so many wives. Sure, the result of which he broke from the Vatican and became a Protestant. That alone makes him one of the most important English monarchs. It wasn’t just the Vatican. The biggest power in Europe at the time was The Holy Roman Empire and the current Emperor at the time was the nephew of Catherine of Aragon (which also made him Henry’s nephew). Emperor Charles was so powerful at the time he had the pope locked up when Henry really needed him to say “Yes”. By breaking away from the Vatican he was also putting a wall between England and Europe which is why this gets mentioned as an earlier version of Brexit. Oh and he was a driving force in the creation of The Royal Navy. That branch of our military becomes more important later on. |
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Post by Prince Myshkin on Sept 3, 2022 17:21:49 GMT
Sure, the result of which he broke from the Vatican and became a Protestant. That alone makes him one of the most important English monarchs. It wasn’t just the Vatican. The biggest power in Europe at the time was The Holy Roman Empire and the current Emperor at the time was the nephew of Catherine of Aragon (which also made him Henry’s nephew). Emperor Charles was so powerful at the time he had the pope locked up during the time when. By breaking away from the Vatican he was also putting a wall between England and Europe which is why this get mentioned as an earlier version of Brexit. Oh and he was a driving force in the creation of The Royal Navy. That branch of our military becomes more important later on. Okay, but what was Henry VIII's main motive for leaving the Catholic Church? I've always been told it was because he wanted to divorce his wife.
Or was it more a geopolitical move like Brexit to separate from continental Europe?
And the founding of the Anglican Church was part of the Protestant Reformation, was it not?
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Post by stammerhead on Sept 3, 2022 17:48:34 GMT
It wasn’t just the Vatican. The biggest power in Europe at the time was The Holy Roman Empire and the current Emperor at the time was the nephew of Catherine of Aragon (which also made him Henry’s nephew). Emperor Charles was so powerful at the time he had the pope locked up during the time when. By breaking away from the Vatican he was also putting a wall between England and Europe which is why this get mentioned as an earlier version of Brexit. Oh and he was a driving force in the creation of The Royal Navy. That branch of our military becomes more important later on. Okay, but what was Henry VIII's main motive for leaving the Catholic Church? I've always been told it was because he wanted to divorce his wife.
Or was it more a geopolitical move like Brexit to separate from continental Europe?
And the founding of the Anglican Church was part of the Protestant Reformation, was it not?
I think if Catherine had given him a son we'd all be talking Catholic. |
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Post by Prince Myshkin on Sept 3, 2022 18:25:54 GMT
Okay, but what was Henry VIII's main motive for leaving the Catholic Church? I've always been told it was because he wanted to divorce his wife.
Or was it more a geopolitical move like Brexit to separate from continental Europe?
And the founding of the Anglican Church was part of the Protestant Reformation, was it not?
I think if Catherine had given him a son we'd all be talking Catholic. Nah, Protestantism would have hit England regardless. You'd all be Lutherans. |
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Post by PaulsLaugh on Sept 4, 2022 11:43:28 GMT
None of them.
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Post by PaulsLaugh on Sept 4, 2022 11:48:11 GMT
It wasn’t just the Vatican. The biggest power in Europe at the time was The Holy Roman Empire and the current Emperor at the time was the nephew of Catherine of Aragon (which also made him Henry’s nephew). Emperor Charles was so powerful at the time he had the pope locked up during the time when. By breaking away from the Vatican he was also putting a wall between England and Europe which is why this get mentioned as an earlier version of Brexit. Oh and he was a driving force in the creation of The Royal Navy. That branch of our military becomes more important later on. Okay, but what was Henry VIII's main motive for leaving the Catholic Church? I've always been told it was because he wanted to divorce his wife.
Or was it more a geopolitical move like Brexit to separate from continental Europe?
And the founding of the Anglican Church was part of the Protestant Reformation, was it not?
He could fuck Anne Boleyn, her sister, and any number of women just by telling them to. But he needed a male heir as he was afraid the War of the Roses would start up again if he didn’t leave one. Little did he know his red headed daughter was 10 times smarter than him. However, Henry changed his church little from the RC, except for raiding the monasteries…lots of money made then. It went further Protestant under Edward, then real Protestant under James VI/I. |
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Post by stammerhead on Sept 4, 2022 11:53:41 GMT
I don’t really have enough interest to have a favourite but from a personal perspective if I had to choose one I’d choose The Stammer King. |
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Post by Prince Myshkin on Sept 4, 2022 15:17:44 GMT
I don’t really have enough interest to have a favourite but from a personal perspective if I had to choose one I’d choose The Stammer King. Remember how Drew used my time machine quote about traveling back in time to fuck Elagabalus as proof I was a pedo? ![[laugh]](http://storage.proboards.com/6870873/images/kPFtBpkwzwpFTaSmbFWI.gif) |
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Post by Nogbad on Apr 16, 2023 16:43:59 GMT
Genghis Khan. Killing people isn't very nice, but if you're going to do it, do it with verve and élan. The towers of skulls were a particularly nice touch.
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Post by general313 on Apr 16, 2023 23:59:16 GMT
I don't know about favorite, but if I were choosing one to accept a dinner invitation, I'd go with Louis XIV. Unmatched palace and cuisine.
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Post by President Ackbar™ on Apr 17, 2023 0:39:42 GMT
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Post by yggdrasil on Apr 17, 2023 11:23:26 GMT
Catherine The Great, she fucked her horse, gotta respect that.
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