This is giving me zues and hera's maraige vibes. He did do great things for england and its secuurity amonst other nations like making new parklands and invading france and he did go on wars, but will not be particularly remembered as a good kkng because of the wife and citizen beheadings.
Fun fact during Tudor times the word “Tudor” was actually thought as an insult because Henry VII came to power illegitimately. Henry VIII was also the first King to have people call him majesty so as to neglect his family’s illegitimacy
It wasn’t illegitimately , he had a weak claim to the throne yes but it was a valid claim through his maternal line. Richard the 3rds heir did however have a much stronger claim.
@@celestabelleabethabelle7551 but, I mean, Henry Tudor doesn't really say a lot because there were lots of Henrys in the Tudor family. Henry VIII's father was also Henry Tudor.
It’s actually English tradition for royalty to not use their surnames. That’s why the current queen is referred to just Queen Elizabeth same with the princes.
@@Sigrexio What? The same way you know you're related to your grandma or grandpa. And I took an Ancestry test and the results matches up with what we knew. One of my great grandma's family members made a book that goes back as far as Edward Seymour.
I love how they're eating potatoes when potatoes were introduced to England during Elizabeth's reign it makes me think Henry's ghost is still chatting up noble ghost women 🤣
I love how they act as if they don’t know each other but they probably would be relatives seeing as that’s how royalty works correct if I’m wrong it was just a whole bunch of inbreeding
Henry: why does everybody say that? A literally song: “divorced, be headed and died. Divorced, be headed, survived. I'm Henry the eighth, I had 6 sorry wifes. Someone may tell I ruined their lives”
Henry Tudor is his real name. Henry the VIII, King of England is his Regal name. Need to differentiate to those of King Henry of France or the Holy Roman Empire…etc.
@@aaapeaceofmind7786 No, you are correct. He married six times and beheaded two of his wives. One wife died in childbed fever, another died of illness after being awfully treated by him. At the time people believed that she had been poisoned, but that's been debunked by historians. He almost married a seventh time, but died before he could divorce the sixth wife. (she also died in childbed fever after giving birth to a daughter, but this girl wasn't the king's daughter.)
Not innocent. A lot of people misinterpret this personality as innocence, when in reality it stems from abuse. It could also be solely acting, but the “sweetness” is a defense mechanism to survive.
@@dahliazulaikha323 To someone like you, who doesn’t experience this. You’re saying it’s not that deep because it doesn’t affect you personally. Incredibly ignorant.
It's funny because this legitimately was a problem for Henry. No princesses wanted to marry him after Anne Boleyn. I mean almost all his wives were English. The only one from abroad was Anne of Cleves who didn't want anything to do with him and managed to divorce (I'm a history teacher, this is my sheet)
Catherine Of Aragon, his first wife, wasn't English. She was from the kingdom of Aragon, which is now part of Spain. Her parents were King Ferdinand of Aragon & Queen Isabella of Castille. They were the ones who financed Christopher Columbus' trip in 1492. Catherine was married to Henry's older brother, Arthur, to whom she'd been betrothed since she'd been 3 years old. Arthur who was the oldest son of Henry Tudor, Henry VII. Just under a year after their marriage, in March 1502, they both became ill with either 'flu, TB or 'sweating sickness', in Wales. Catherine recovered but Arthur died, aged 15 years 6 months. Catherine was 15 months older. Henry VII didn't want to lose her dowry so he kept her in England, unsure what to do. When his own wife died in 1503 he even considered marrying her himself, but her father was opposed to this & also there would be the question of how legitimate future children would be. It was agreed she would marry Henry's second son, now his heir, Henry (VIII). The marriage was delayed for several reasons. Firstly, when her mother had died Catherine's sister inherited Castille, which was larger than Aragon, so Catherine was effectively worth less than when she'd married Arthur. Ferdinand was also reluctant to pay the rest of her dowry (he'd still not finished paying for the marriage to Arthur). She was kept, almost a prisoner, in London. In 1507 she became the first female ambassador in Europe & proved to be determined & confident, refusing to be pushed around by the English king or council. A papal dispensation was granted for her to marry Henry VIII who had been crowned king just before their wedding, in June 1509. The dispensation was on the grounds that her & Arthur were not truly married as they hadn't consummated their wedding. Regarding Anne of Cleve's, it wasn't simply that she wanted nothing to do with him. Firstly he wanted an alliance with the protestant House of Cleves at a time when Europe was very Catholic but, by the time the wedding occurred, he'd already gained strength himself so didn't need as much political support. Secondly Anne was rather plain. Henry had only seen a portrait of her which was rather flattering. Seeing her in real life, he was incredibly disappointed. He'd already fallen for Catherine Howard, cousin of Anne Boleyn, who went on to be his next wife. Anne of Cleves & Henry had little in common & had not met before their betrothal, they were very poorly suited. She was also an innocent & he considered her unsophisticated. Not surprising given that she was a young 24 & he was 48 when they married. Wearing a disguise, he & a group of men, surprised her on her way to London. He tried to kiss her & she pushed him away, horrified. At the time a popular story was that true love would see through any disguise so the fact she pushed him away meant that there would be no love between them. On their wedding night, he couldn't consummate the marriage. He tried for 4 nights before admiting defeat, blaming her for being too innocent & physically unattractive. Their marriage was annulled after 6 months, a very lucky escape for Anne. After the annulment, Anne stayed in England &, probably because she hadn't argued or complained at all, Henry granted her an estate in Kent & an annual allowance of £4000, a huge amount that meant she would always be comfortable. She & the king stayed friends & he invited her to court. regularly. They exchanged fond letters, addressing each other as brother & sister. I think she was very lucky to have escaped on such great terms. Catherine Howard wasn't so lucky. She was executed just like her cousin.
@@angelaburrow8114 actually wasn't it the opposite? I've heard account's saying Henry disguised himself as a peasant to surprise Anne, but she didn't recognize him from his portrait and was quite disgusted. He never got over the offense and then called her ugly in retaliation. edit: okay read more of your comment. my point still stands
@@Mozo420 from what I know, he fell from a horse in a jousting accident possibly causing some brain damage. After this he was reportedly more impulsive and angry. On top of that Anne Boleyn repeatedly failed to give him a son. On top of that she was very opinionated, which he didn't like :)
I found this guy quite by accident when I had severe Covid. I was so deeply depressed, plus my husband was in the ICU at the hospital, so I was searching RU-vid for anything to distract me and I saw this adorable young man and tapped his picture. What happened next was just what I needed!! I started to actually laugh out loud😂😂😅! His silly “short” made me feel so much better, and from then on I looked for any short he downloaded, and as of today, my sweet hubby is home and I am so much better! We never know whose life we are touching just by giving people a good, much needed laugh! God bless you, dear young man, and keep these wonderfully FUNNY short videos coming! I only WISH they were longer🥰!!!
Fun fact: Henry would never have even seen a potato let alone eaten one. It was only after sir Walter Raleigh brought some back from the new world that Europe was introduced to them. However, the chefs, having never seen the plant, threw away the roots and cooked the leaves which are mildly poisonous, so Queen Elizabeth, Henry's daughter, and her dinner party ended up puking all over the table.
That story has very poor historical backing, especially since the potato became so popular in England very quickly. If it had made the royal family that sick, I doubt they would’ve embraced it to the point that It’s in their National dishes.
Firstly, I love coming across your videos. They always makes me laugh and they’re always so well done. This one totally reminded me of something I read years ago. When Henry the 8th was looking for a wife (before Anne of Cleves I think), Christina of Denmark was asked if she’d like to marry him and she replied something along the lines of “if I had two heads at my disposal, I’d think about marrying him”. Useless fact of the day! Anyway, look forward to seeing more of your videos.
“Divorced, beheaded, died. Divorced, behead, survived, but just for you tonight, we’re divorced, beheaded, LIIIIIVE” please, I can only think of this when I see “Henry the Eight”😂😂😂
Why she worried? If Henry sticks to the pattern of divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived, she would only be divorced. The axe was just a snack
And the server comes with a deodorant bottle. Server: Sir, here's your axe Henry: Ahhh noice noice. *literally empties half the bottle* Henry: (goofy smile) your place or mine? *goofy smile* Date: (looks here and there) Date: Finds camera Date: (smiles) axe! The best deo! End captions: this video was sponsored by axe
@@hongkongweeb9780 there's actually a longer story here. But I belive that he got tired of her and of the fact that she couldn't produce a male heir. Also, Henry already fell in love with Jane Seymour at that time. She was about to be his future wife. But , since he needed a reason to get rid of Anne, he accused her of adultery. It has never been proven if Anne actually commited adultery, but many tend to belive she did not
I have a theory: when he was younger, he was a drama kid and was in all these plays. Then he got to keep the costumes. And that’s the wonderful story on how he has obtained all these costumes.
@@rachelcookie321 Is costume rental at all a thing in the US? I keep wondering this whenever 90% of the comment section assumes his house must be filled with the thousands of costumes he must own. I could google, but this seems more fun.
I truly admire the fact that he is not caring about the acting rule of not looking at the camera as a yardstick for good acting. I think is better to engage the watchers with him. It is a great acting technique, methinks! He includes us in his conversation like it would be done in any conversation. 🙏
Sorry not sorry bout what I said I’m just trying to have some fun Don’t worry don’t worry don’t lose your head I didn’t mean to hurt anyone Lol say oh well or go to hell Sorry not sorry bout what I said Don’t lose your head
Can we just appreciate that our king Adrian sat in his kitchen wearing weird clothes and talking to himself while eating food for a video 🤣 thx WE APPRECIATE U ADRIAN ❤️💯🙏🙌
I think one of my favorite things about Adrian’s videos is his quick and awkward glances at the camera. Idk if it’s intentional or not but I genuinely think it’s hilarious
I was sincerely hoping you would get to this time period in history 😊 you have so much material there in the mid to late fifteen hundreds. Plus good Queen Bess 👑
