Canceling Henry VIII
Times change. A century ago, Henry VIII was lionized as an English patriotic icon and as one of the truly great men of history. He was praised for being highly cultured and for his love […]
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by bcadmin | Apr 6, 2022 | BBC, Charles Dickens, dissolution, England, Henry VIII, Jeremy Deller, News, The Dispatch, The Tudors | 0 |
Times change. A century ago, Henry VIII was lionized as an English patriotic icon and as one of the truly great men of history. He was praised for being highly cultured and for his love […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 18, 2022 | 2022, Brad Miner, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Claire Asquith, Columns, Edwin Booth, Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus, Ghost in Purgatory, Henry VIII, Joseph Pearce, Kenneth Branagh, Mel Gibson, Michael Wood, News, Prince of Denmark, Richard Burbage, Ruth Negga, Sarah Bernhardt, The Catholic Thing, The Tragedy Around “Hamlet”, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Tudor England police state, Venerable English College in Rome, William Shakespeare | 0 |
Brad Miner: Shakespeare could only portray priests, other papists, and Purgatory in pre-Reformation times or faraway Catholic locales.
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 8, 2021 | 2021, Act of Supremacy, Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop John Fisher and Thomas More, Columns, Hadley Arkes, Henry VIII, John Fisher and Thomas More: Keeping Their Souls While Losing Their Heads, News, Robert Bolt A Man for All Seasons, Robert Conrad’s new book (forthcoming from St. Benedict Press), The Catholic Thing | 0 |
Hadley Arkes: In law, silence implies consent. The martyrs’ claim of “conscience” showed that the “malice” necessary to the crime did not exist.
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 27, 2020 | Church, Featured, Henry VIII, Joseph Pearce, News, Our Lady of Walsingham, St. John Fisher, St. Thomas More, Weekly Headlines | 0 |
Almost 700 years ago, King Richard II dedicated England as the “Dowry of Mary.” On March 29, 2020, England will be rededicated to Mary. In light of this historic event, numerous articles have been published of late on the topic. These articles address what the rededication is and why it matters to English Catholics. But […]
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