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Essays / Sample Excerpt # 2
Mary Tudor was born into a legacy of
blood and into one of the grisliest periods of the history of
England. Sired by King Henry VIII, tyrant ruler of England, and
the first of his six wives, Catherine of Aragon, Mary was born
into a dynasty already stained with the blood of Henry's victims
(Jacoby C38). King Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church in
1532 and declared himself head of the England church,
systematically executing any and everyone who did not acknowledge
that claim. Anxious for a male heir to carry on his tyrannical
dynasty, Henry obtained a divorce from Catherine in 1533,
convinced that she was growing too old to give him the heir he so
desperately wanted (Jacoby C38). This decision was also influenced
by the lure of Anne Boleyn, whom Henry married shortly after his
divorce was granted from Catherine of Aragon. This divorce was
achieved through much manipulation and terrorism on the part of
Henry, who was also known as "the royal bully" (Smith
24).
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