not a new thought because i’m pretty sure that i’ve talked about it before, but the idea that henry viii ‘just did whatever he wanted all the time with no thought to what was best for england’ is like…..not true. 

In the story Henry VII wanted a marriage between Anne of Navarre and Prince Henry, but Catherine of Navarre wrote back suggesting a marriage between Henry and herself, and H7 agreed. The oddity of marrying the mother instead of the daughter when she was so much older is mentioned in the story. (The fact that Henry wedded and bedded someone while only 13 is mentioned by both commentors and author as icky, so it’s not completely brushed under the rug)

Hmm…I don’t think that would be my thing then, anon. Thanks anyway for the suggestion!