Why is Henry VIII so popular?

Popular maynot be the correct word. I mean, when you think of England's Kings it is always Henry VIII the one that stands out of the rest. What is so appealing about the man?

Is it his personality? His separation of the Church? His Wives? Witchcraft Act?

Wouldn't you agree that he is the most known kings of England?

Him and King Richard the Lionheart stand out mostly.

Seperation from the church, wives and witchcraft association all together nade him so notorious

He is the most easy to recall, mostly due to the many wives.

He did so much crap as a King, all his wives, all the people he had killed off...

Other Kings are just normal Kings....do stuff....Kingly type stuff.....he just goes apeshit and kills people...

mainly cause hes the tudor we learn about for history lessons... theres loads of other english history to learn... but not enough time...

because he had many wives. Richard the lionhearted is know for the crusades and the only one able to go against Saladin.

Originally posted by WindDancer
Popular maynot be the correct word. I mean, when you think of England's Kings it is always Henry VIII the one that stands out of the rest. What is so appealing about the man?

Is it his personality? His separation of the Church? His Wives? Witchcraft Act?

Wouldn't you agree that he is the most known kings of England?

I like Henry V, myself.

Originally posted by theReject
I like Henry V, myself.

Same here.

Henry VIII...Well all the wives for one....boy he just wanted that male child didn't he...Which he did have by Jane...Convicting Ann of incest and adultery to get rid of her....OFF WITH HER HEAD.......He secretly married Ann while still married to Catherine...had to get the Popes approval to annul that marriage.....Ann's male child died...That's why he was soooo pissed.....He was a glutton...Wasteful so wasteful with food...He took herbal concoctions all the time for his constipation and other ailments because of his diet...I think it was considered witch craft to use such things unless you had permission from a bishop..........To me, it's one of the most interesting stories....Lots of interesting twists and maneuvers he did....And of course there's more wives....Such a good story...He even wrote love letters and poetry.....

Because he was a fat bastard. Everyone loves that in a King.

He did what all us men, at some point, wish we could do: Kill our wives and get another one.

Originally posted by Sir Mist
He did so much crap as a King, all his wives, all the people he had killed off...

Other Kings are just normal Kings....do stuff....Kingly type stuff.....he just goes apeshit and kills people...

Exactly ✅

Originally posted by debbiejo
Henry VIII...Well all the wives for one....boy he just wanted that male child didn't he...Which he did have by Jane...Convicting Ann of incest and adultery to get rid of her....OFF WITH HER HEAD.......He secretly married Ann while still married to Catherine...had to get the Popes approval to annul that marriage.....Ann's male child died...That's why he was soooo pissed.....He was a glutton...Wasteful so wasteful with food...He took herbal concoctions all the time for his constipation and other ailments because of his diet...I think it was considered witch craft to use such things unless you had permission from a bishop..........To me, it's one of the most interesting stories....Lots of interesting twists and maneuvers he did....And of course there's more wives....Such a good story...He even wrote love letters and poetry.....

that annulment was only one of them he was technically only married 3 or 4 times.

he also had syphilis.

Cause he divorced all the wives....he's a heroe of the masculism movement....

Is that what it is? His masculine appeal..😛

he was considered one of if not the most attractive man in Europe if not the World in his prime ✅

I think he was kinda athletic too, and became king at 18....was a catch.

HE did establish the Church of England, so...he is rather important. His wives warent all killed, however it is a popular belief.

Its - beheaded, divorced, died, beheaded, divorced, survived.

You can see a pattern going, cant you...

The Story of the struggle of power between Queen Elizabeth and her cousin Bloody Mary came from this saga too...and that was another good story.

oh my bad! i thought this was about that silly song...