The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-18

ster. He was II E ~ RI Vill.
Henry VIII. OF England. Henry's IA
Their had educated him for the priest
hood, when his elder brother, Arthur,
died; thus making Henry heir to the
English throne. Arthur had been
married to Catherine Of Aragon, who
brought him dowry Of 100000
crowns. Sooner than to return this
large dowry, the misery old king mar
ried Catherine to Henry. She was
some years older than her boy hus-
band and a totally unfit wife for such
a youth.
In 1909 Henry VIII. became king. He
was eighteen years old and the most
popular man in his kingdom. Hand
some, athletic, jolly, clever, he was
the exact opposite of his miser father.
England was weak from long civil
wars and bad rule. She had sunk al
most to the level of third rate power.
Henry quickly changed all this.
With splendid craftsmanship he stead
ity lifted his country TO a foremost
rank among Europe's nations. He
won victories against French and Scot
fish foes. Education and commerce
throve. The land waxed rich and hap
py. For writing a church book Henry
received from the pope the title of
Defender of the Faith" A prosper
Gus, contented nation, daily increas-
ing in greatness, was ruled by a wise,
just and beloved king.
So much for the first is years. Then
came the change-a change that turn
ed hero king into a BLACKBOARD. A
change no historian has been able to
explain. 1t was caused in the first
place by woman.
Henry's wife, Catherine Of Aragon,
was growing old. He was still in his
prime. She was homely, severe, sol
emn-his opposite in all things. They
had had two sons, who had died in
earliest infancy. Their only living
child was sickly daughter (who
later became Queen Nary. Henry,
up to this time, had treated his elder
ly wife kindly enough. There was no
stain on his private life. His morals
were unusually good, his career free
from scandal. But, after nearly a
score of years on the throne, he sud
denly fell in love with Anne Boleyn,
one of GATHERINGS ladies-in-waiting.
Anne was beautiful, weak, vicious;
she was decidedly attractive in spite
of the fact that she had two thumbs
on each hand.
Henry wished to marry her. He de-
clared that his early marriage 10 his
bro->a~.s q-ssrv- vas ir,as-at and
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re,:g.an a07 IN hsraa7 M who would
NOR conform IN his nex yav of mink.
ing. He also abolished EngIan8es
nea~afaI rn3nas+arias Catholics who
raneafraE Iowa. -, -f..#r ra,r.h and IN
The NONE were slain without mercy or
;,,srira Prorasran+s who Objected n
r4eDry.s regulations were also nut to
/ death Anv man who crossed the mon.
{ a~ph'S wishes i3nqS WAS pypcftrai
/ whole families we're Killed for no bet.
Ter reason than that they obeved their
own coDsciences rather than the I'M.
inst orders of q rvrant. Bv Catholics
/ and prorastan+s alike Henry grew 70
/ he Ioathed His early noDuIaritv was
/ drowned in oceans Of innocent blood.
shed at his cruel orders. Where once
/ he had governed by love he now ruled
! by inspiring death fears. Some writer's
/ say that no less than $4,000 persons
were executed during the last 20 years
! OF Henry's reign. This is, perhaps, an
| exaggeration. But the victims could
/ be numbered by thousands. The once
/ genial, gracious sovereign had become
+ a monster.