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To: mass55th
Her target was priests and Catholic worshippers.

Considering they were allying with Spain to take her throne and have her killed should she have served them tea and cookies?

46 posted on 01/28/2018 11:26:25 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
"Considering they were allying with Spain to take her throne and have her killed should she have served them tea and cookies?"

Of course not. She wanted to keep her throne, and did what she had to do to remain on it. I don't think there was ever a time when she didn't feel threatened. In a way, as she got older, she became just as paranoid as her father. But in her case, it was probably justified.

As much as I've read on the Tudors and British History in general, I'm still baffled by the fact that the people didn't rebel when Henry broke from Rome, and established himself as the Head of the Church in England. All the upheaval, and destruction of the monasteries, just so he could get rid of his Catholic wife, and marry another woman. Makes me wonder what history would have been like if he hadn't indulged his own selfish wants, and stayed married to Catherine of Aragon.

In the present day, the people of England have once again, simply sat back, and watched another religion take over their country.

54 posted on 01/28/2018 11:58:35 AM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Considering they were allying with Spain to take her throne and have her killed should she have served them tea and cookies?

That's not covered in the Catholic Encyclopedia, lol.

116 posted on 01/29/2018 7:57:44 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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