"Battle of Bosworth Field turning point in English, and" Topic

…Catholic, history.

"…What most people think of Richard's short reign – just over 2 years – is influenced by William Shakespeare's play, which paints the monarch as evil, murderous, and manipulative; his body as twisted as his mind and soul. Most famously, the play lays the death of his two young nephews, the Princes in the Tower, at Richard's feet.

Richard's death largely brought the three-decade long War of the Roses to an end; through a diplomatic marriage, the Lancastrian Henry Tudor managed to unite his family with Richard's Yorkists.

After the battle, Richard was unceremoniously buried in Leicester's Franciscan friary; although over time the grave was lost until rediscovered in 2012, but more on that later…"
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Armand

Interesting pot boiler … who knows? The Protestant Reformation really waited until the reign of Edward VI but there was a strong lollard tradition in England, especially in the East Midlands.

You could put this up as poll suggestion.

Phil

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Armand

My understanding is that the struggle between Catholicism and Protestantism was as much to do with realpolitik issues as with ideology. Henry VIII may have broken with the Catholic Church and Rome for political reasons, but he still regarded himself as Catholic, so much so that Catherine Parr Henry's sixth wife nearly ended up imprisoned for her Protestant beliefs.

As for history, the last Catholic monarch didn't die until the start of the 18th century, although he was deposed thirteen years before this.

Catholicism and Protestantism 'enjoyed' a mutually antagonistic relationship during the 16th, 17th and most of the 18th century. There was often open hostility, assassination attempts etc to depose a monarch of one faith by people affiliated with the other. This had a very long lasting effect in English and later British politics.

Thanks!.

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Armand