The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-05
ANSWERS to Questions on Henry VIII.

appreciated the sweet gentleness OF s
8her character and the goodness and /
purity OF her life, and admired her /.
talents, and at one time really loved
her as well as he ever loved any one.s
He certainly shed one tear at her dea til,
which Is more than he shed for any +
other wife. II IL a 58 i5i! jS {.
II. Answer: Ambition. and his OPP
position to the divorce and the king 4
marriage with Anne Boleynn for he Il
charges Cromwell to $"fllng away ans
bition." as that had ruined him He i
also says, In referring to Anne, All
my glories in that one woman ] have 1
lost forever" 81 v rs < i5..t
The defense sWolsey made was elo-t
squent enough. but he must have {
known 1t would be vain at the time.
for knowing Henry Oh he did must
have felt that any defense would be 4
useless. S3S3 III ia ii 5s5 };
# Henry treated him unjustly.
IN s. Ii Answer: Six years; the ball was
in May, 1877, and the coronation wus
June 4, 1888. Il & M Ia
5sl At Kimbolton. U IS Va gs5s
o. Answer: AT the Castle Of Kim "
bolton, January Z 1886. III d u
# In his description offs her death 4 he
shows her perfect character her spirit
high, yet humble proud, yet patient
and her sweet thought for her daugh-a.
ter and her execrablo husband. Here
lis emphasized her queenlyf pride In
her desire to be buried as becomes the
Wife and daughter OF kings. az 5{ Fl
She was the daughter OF Ferdinand
and Isabella OF Spain. u sa4i ..t
& 10. Answer: Henry notified Gran
mer who was then In Germany Of
his nomination III 1852, but tho core
mony ofNc conservation did not take
place until March 80. Il 1893. 4 n; ii;58 .i
Yes, this was u a custom among
rulers. Queen Elizabeth gave her ring
to the Earl Of Essex. and the King
of Scotland, In The Lady OF the
| Lake, gave his signet ring to Ellen
Douglas. fi..i ~ III, 33 IL f X ,2i 4
III Answer; That tho lords were
then as enyious Of Cranmex as they 4
had previously been ofEWolsey, and
wanted to get rid OF him. { 4s8
Cranmer bore himself with duo hui
mility, yet ms one who was sure OF
his favor with the King, having the
Kings ring then In his possessl on. Is u A
Henry took{y this opportunity to
show the lords who was the Kings
favorite. and ITO censlre the mobiles
for their prcsuming. 81
&12. Answer: Palace at Greenwich,
II Yes. Mary, known ms Bloody Mary
and the youth known as the Duke OF
Richmond. p III III 4. K
10. Answer: It Is a piece OF subtle
fattery to- Queen Ellzaheth although
Shakespeare was no time server, yet
In this instance he was justified In
making a prediction that had already
been fulfilled, asf ". &
4 Elizabeth certainly fulfilled all the
predictions; In fact, she had already
done so at the time the play was
written. s&5 Il Y n * * lftt 3,.A E
Il. Answers: Yes. Because the
story Is told, and tho drama could Z
not We'll have been continued without
bringing In another period OF Hcnry's
reign. Il 4 y n r
is, Answer: Yes, he was tremen-
dously popular during tho first years
Of his reign, and this popularity had 4
not yet subsidized. n "a,
The people were everywhere OPP
posed to this step, not only his states
men and the learned scholars of the
universities. but the people at large.
~ Answer Yes she WAS popular
with all classes, not only tho Catho-
lies, who would naturally take her
side. but all the people had come to !.
reverence her many virtues. t5g5
The English did not like Anne, IA
she mad been educated In France, and
was entirely too gay for them.
~, Answer Sir Thomas More was
one the wiscst and most conscien- #
nous men IN Henry,s dominions and
was celebrated as q scholar through
out Europe. He was gay and witty, /
as well as learned, even jesting at the a
foot OF the. scaffold when he said,
nSee me up safe, and as for coming
down, ! can shift for myself" !,
y, Answer The unities OF the
drama require that everything In it
shall be Joined together SO as to form
a chain OF cause and effect; that a
drama should consist OF one great
event and all other action be sub.