Virginia Breeze

Tomorrow evening is the season finale of The Tudors.

Do you know what that means? Yes my friends. Henry VIII is going to have Ann killed. But that is not the unusual part. Lovers quarrel and kill each other all the time.

Henry on the other hand manages to kill his wife after he obtains a legal document granting him permission to do it. And he convinces thousands of his fellow citizens that it is a good idea for their queen to be beheaded.

They all have a party. And then she is escorted to the block and they watch as a guy with a mask chops her head off. A remarkable precedent is set and as we see in the next two centuries one that is not forgotten. First the queen. Then the king.

All of this pretty much blows my mind.

Ann should have known it was time to RUN long before this fateful day. Here is a portion of a love letter Henry wrote to her years earlier. There are love letters between the two that have been saved, ironically enough, in the Vatican Library. The love smitten King of England says. . .

“No more to you at this present mine own darling for lack of time but that I would you were in my arms or I in yours for I think it long since I kissed you. Written after the killing of an hart at a xj. of the clock minding with God’s grace tomorrow mightily timely to kill another: by the hand of him which I trust shortly shall be yours.”

Henry R.

Nice. He was probably trying to tell her something.

“I love you my dear. Run like a deer! I find it necessary to kill things when I am thinking of you.”

It really is a sad tale. And a true one. I have to give Showtime credit for making history come alive in this instance. I am sure there are lots of inaccuracies but history is full of those. I give them credit for trying.

Isn’t it ironic that these two produced one of the great rulers of all time in Queen Elizabeth I.

Here is some more information about Ann Boleyn and her life.

http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/boleyn.html

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Do you enjoy history when it is brought to television? Are there any shows that you feel have been particularly well done?

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Things suddenly improved wonderfully today as I had a chance to return to Maymont Park. This time, however, it was with a group of family and friends. Young people and younger people helped to buoy my feelings. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the good weather and the park. The animals were out in force and provided some good entertainment and material for good photos. I finally got to visit the Japanese Gardens and will enjoy posting those pictures here in the future. And after a few of our troop take a nap it’s off to a Japanese restaurant where they cook your dinner in front of you and toss bits of it up in the air.

There is a wonderful waterfall at the park. Here is one of the photos I had time to inspect that was taken near it. Some young people were enjoying the cool water and shade found in this area.

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It was a nice moment away from the daily activities of work and school.

And then when somebody who knows blogging inside and out says something like this it restores all your positive feelings about this art form. You never know when a great day is going to surprise you! So keep on trucking!

“This is a wonderful blog, David! You’re one heck of an excellent blogger!

Have an excellent day!”

Mark

Probloggersmatrix.com

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