Henry VIII – man or monster?
What do you think about Henry VIII? The main assessment is about how significant he was, but what do you think about his character and actions? A nice chap who you’d like to have around for tea? Or a bit on the sexist side? Have your say below.
June 1, 2009 at 11:45 am |
3 reasons why king Henry VIII made such a big impact on England
1.He changed the church so that Kings or Queens cannot be Catholic
2.He married six different people and killed two making most people think he is evil.
3.He had 3 children just so he could have a son because he said that women were not worthey to rule the country so i supose he was a he was sexist. Number 1. is a present significance as it has carried on thoughout all these years. Number 2. is a contemporary significance as it was only mainly important at the time and number 3 is a casual significance because Henry VIII’s life was never the same after as everyone thought about him differently.
I think Henry VIII was both man and monster
I think Henry was both man and monster
June 1, 2009 at 11:45 am |
I think henty was a horrid man. he was mean to everybody and he was sexist because he wanted a boy to take over the tgrone because he thought women were unfit to run a contry. he was important because he fought lots of wars but he was still a fat pig!!
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June 1, 2009 at 11:46 am |
I think that Henry the viii is popular because he is the king and he would be popular.He devers to be popular because he would kill us all.
Also i think he is popular because he is rich and he kills people for no good reson for it at tall.
next i think he is popular because everbody worships him and stuff.
he is a sexist pig of one of a kind.
Henry the 8th is changing the church in the 16th century.
June 1, 2009 at 11:47 am |
I think Henry VIII is a monster because he killed loads of innocent people. At the time of Henry VIII I think he was quite important to some people because he was the king of England. He is still remembered now for his creation of a new church and religion. I think he was quite important in some ways because if he wasn’t alive than we wouldn’t have that religion.
Another thing that people remember him for now is his fatness and how cruel he could be to people if they did the slightest thing bad against him. That is how his reputation stands now that he was a fat, evil king.
June 1, 2009 at 11:48 am |
3 reasons why henry VII made such a big impact on england.
1.) He changed the church so that no other king or queen can be catholic.
(Turning point)
2.) He had six wives and wanted a son, he thought that a woman would not be fit enough to rule the country.
(present)
3.) He had 3 children one was a boy.
(casual)
I am not sure about the third one but never mind.
June 1, 2009 at 11:50 am |
Henry has Present significance because he built the Christian Church and we still have it today this was also of Turning Point significance as the view of the church was never the same again it could also be looked at as Symbolic because the Christian Church is still like it was today and thats a big thing. He aslo has Contemporary significance aswell because he was the great King of his time and everyone obeyed him. He killed alot of people and this was Revelatory significance because you can say that he was quite a violent person because of all the killing. Another significance he had was Causal significance because he wiped out the Catholic Churches and this caused the Catholics to rebell against the desicion.
June 1, 2009 at 11:53 am |
I think Henry VIII is a monster and i would not like to be his friend. I bet if you just spoke to him he would behead you for it. He killed all those innocent people because he was a fat old pig that had nothing better to do than ruin lives. I think Henry was very important in those days but not so important now. The only thing that is very important really about henry is that he started the the church of england. If you think about it though if it wasnt for Thomas Cromwell setting up his marriage he never would of started the church in the first place. Also i think its pretty important that we can see how many people he killed because it shows things about society or people generally ( that alot of people are evil and like watching suffering like its a TV show )
June 1, 2009 at 11:57 am |
i think Henry VIII was very selfish, i think he was very important because he was a king. He was very important at the time because he was rich and he is also impotrtant now because we notice him to have 6 wives and this interestes us. he also set the church up and its still with us today!
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June 1, 2009 at 11:57 am |
I think that Henry was a monster Because all he did was cut peoples head off and kill people he hated.
Revelatory-Its important because it reveals things about society or people generally.
When he became king more killing began and alot of new laws came in.
Causal-Its important because it caused something to happen.
He only had so many wifes because he wanted to get a son and i think that very evil.
Turning Point-Its important because life was never quite the same afterwards.
June 1, 2009 at 11:57 am |
Henry VIII has Contemporary significance because he was the king in that period of time so it is obvious. He also had Causal significance because when he banned the Cathlic church it caused the Cathlics to rebell against it as it changed how they were allowed to be religious. It also counts for the Turning Point significance as their life was never the same & it is still the same today. It is aswell, symbolic. He also had Revalatory Signicifence as he killed & despised so many people so it shows he was quite a rough & cruel person. (not finished yet)
June 1, 2009 at 11:58 am |
I think henry is a selfish fat pig that can not get a life. I hate him and i dont no how he could run and fight in the war as he is so fat.
June 1, 2009 at 11:58 am |
I think Henry the V||| is important because he changed the religion in the church which is important because otherwise we would all be Catholics it was Causal. He chopped a lot of peoples heads off which was Contemporary. He was a king so everyone obeyed him, well they kind of had to that was also contemporary. He only wanted a son because he thought boy’s should rule the country and girls shouldn’t in that case he was sexist. He had 6 wives which made people remember him as important some of his wives didn’t even love him, he forced them to. Everyone remembered him as being fat he ate a lot it was Revelatory.
June 1, 2009 at 11:59 am |
I think Henry V||| is important because,
1. He had 6 wives, this isn’t that important but people find it interesting so they want to find out about more.
2. He changed all the churches from catholic to protestant, this is important because protestant churches are still around today, if there is a king or queen they have to be protestant, it’s the law .
3. He was evil because he chopped people’s heads off this shows how evil some people can be.
4. He was king so everyone had to obey; if they didn’t then they would have their heads chopped off.
5. He only wanted a boy, so the boy could be king; he thought that girls shouldn’t rule the country. This is important because it shows that some people are really sexist.
September 17, 2009 at 1:59 pm |
I think all of you need to sit down and actually read about Henry Viii. he is one of the best monarchs we have ever had and he dealt with matters the way he saw fit. Everybody in the 16th century belived that you needed a son as an heir. It was just the done thing. So therefor HEnry was not sexist, it was just thier morals at the time. Even small families of not great importance would want a son to continue on the family line. Beheading was also a must of the time. If somebody did something wrong they were killed. Have none of you heard of the death sentance?
Also if you actually read about his 6 wives you will understand why he had that many. He was married to Katherine of Aragon for years, and he was right to divorce her as she did have carnal knowledge of Arthur. Anne Bolyen was meant to have had affairs, in this time it meant treason and the punish for that was death.
And as for Henry being fat, im not going to deny that but do any of you know that he had a couple of accidents which caused him to be disabled. The reason he was fat was because he phyisically couldnt exercise and tudor food is very rich and very fat and they eat a lot naturally.
He did have his downsides, what monarch doesnt but overall he did very well with the plate he was handed. He helped to make England the way it is now.
SO before you all start arguing against him I suggest you all find a historical book to read about him and then you will know the truth.
Any comments would be recieved gladly
(Lucy, at least you look at his significance and are more historical than bitchy)
September 17, 2009 at 2:02 pm |
o and to the question of whether he was a man or a monster, i believe the answer to be man because he did things the way he was taught and sometimes the way he was influenced by his council members. and his actions were based upon the way he was brought up and the morals and values of the times.
Very good question by the way, i just wish people would answer things more historically.
September 25, 2009 at 4:01 pm |
I agree with Emma whole-heartedly! It is All very well to say that he is a monster: but as research has shown, most of his actions were not voluntary. I admit, he did murder lots of people, but there may have been good reasons. moreover, the reason he didn’t want a daughter wasn’t because he was sexist, it was because he wanted what was best for his country. He evidently believed that males were the stonger sex. So, before you slag him off as being a fat sexist pig, just think about what Emma and I are saying, and read a history book!
Yours,
Joannah.
September 27, 2009 at 12:21 pm |
Henry VIII didn’t start of mad, he had a jousting accsident and was unconscious for 2 hours! That is how he changed to the mad side of life and started chopping off peoples heads with his dreaded axe.It might have changed his pearsonality too.Henry wasn’t actually that dolallily bad he actually gave England a helping hand.Horrid Henry wasa great king.
October 10, 2009 at 6:45 pm |
I think that Henry was a bit of a monster as he did a lot of horrible things. There is never a good enough reason for killing someone, it should never be done. However, I agree with you Emma and Joannah when you say that only wanting a male heir is not sexist, as it was a political move for the better of England. I am not an expert on Henry VIII but I am studying him in school. He was never meant to be king so it was all a bit of a shock for him. It can’t have been easy. Everyone makes mistakes but like I said before, nothing can justify the killing of another person. Therefore anyone willing to kill another of your own kind is a monster.
November 2, 2009 at 7:00 pm |
i think that henry was not a monster but a tubbled man who spent most of his time writing songs and poetry for his wives and children. he only did crule things for our benefit and if it wasn’t for him like my history teacher said life just wouldn’t be the same as it is now and we would most likely be all German and not English and we would all be writing in latin so therefor i think he is not a monster but A HERO!!! xxx
November 5, 2009 at 6:09 pm |
you are all right in some ways, and wrong in others. henry was a murderer but there were reasons for it and he was really a great king.
(i think he was both: man and monster)