Talk:Henry VIII of England

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• I shan't keep you long.

is this realy by Henry VIII? It is attributed to him many times, especially in best man speeches... Please clarify!

• All is lost! Monks, Monks, Monks! So, now all is gone - Empire, Body, and Soul!
  • Last words, 28 January 1547

• You have sent me a Flanders mare.
  • This speech is used in school history textbooks and refers to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.

• I like her not!
  • After spending a night with his new wife, Anne of Cleves.

About Henry VIII

• In the midst stood Prince Henry, who showed already something of royalty in his demeanour, in which there was a certain dignity combined with singular courtesy.
  • Desiderius Erasmus, upon visiting the nine-year-old prince.