Everybody thinks they know right from wrong, but sometimes actions that appear perfectly OK today can seem totally scandalous a few years later. In philosophy, a moral relativist would say that we shouldn’ t judge the values of another time against our own. But then we thought about it long and hard and decided, NAH! What the heck, LET’ S DO IT ANYWAY! Looking down our noses at others is FUN *, so let’ s put our big Judgy McJudgeson pants on and decide:
Were the Tudors the Absolute Worst?
* Of course, we ' d never really look down our noses at the Tudors.( It ' s practically impossible whilst wearing a ruff anyway!)
Reigned: 1485 – 1509
Henry Vii:
The MisErabLe mOney-MakEr
Henry VII became king in 1485 when he defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth. Henry VII was a grumpy king, demanding that the people hand over lots of money in the form of taxes. He taxed people for almost anything – including having too many soldiers! Good at: Planning and marriage( he was inconsolable when his wife, Elizabeth of York, died) People executed for treason: 30 – 40 Smile sightings: Possibly one
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