Though, even the Dukes of Norfolk underwent a fair amount of suppression.

Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk during King Henry VIII's schism, was arrested and awaited execution in the Tower of London, saved only by Henry's death the day before he was due to be sent to the chopping block.

And people say providence isn't real. <:thinksmirk:564102152239185920>

Just a coincidence!

Well, as much as I hate to disappoint, his grandson was arrested again under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I for attempting to marry Mary Queen of Scots, and was subsequently executed for his role in the Ridolfi Plot.

Though, his great-great-grandson was restored to the Duchy in 1660 by King Charles II.

It is amazing how easy it is to identify anglo history

How so?

Like, you could feed that little piece of text to a computer and it would guess the country with 99.9999999% confidence

The words, the themes, etc

It is a good thing, embrace it

British history is, indeed, very distinct from the rest of the world.

Well, small island that never really played with the other kids, of course we had to entertain ourselves.

On a lighter note than the somber tone the day has set for me, I'm getting together with that waitress later this week

Never really played with the other kids

Until we took over a third of the world.

It makes me sad what Britain has become

And the Angevin empire?

What of it?

You lads did play with the Euro boys

Had Henry VIII not done his meme, Anglo-Spaniard relationships would’ve been way cooler ):

But the Angevin Empire definitely would’ve been quite a sight to see nowadays

The Angevin Empire was mostly an exclusively Anglo-French affair.

But, I do respectfully disagree with Chav.

Once the House of Hanover ascended to power, Britain had become a major player on the world stage.

Arguably the most powerful seat at the Congress of Vienna.

Britain existed long before the ascension of House Hanover.

Well, perhaps not Britain in the political sense, but still.

European relations had always been somewhat tame until about the 16th century, anyway.

Interesting portrayal of Catherine of Aragon

😬

obama

thanks Obama

Bastard cost me my health insurance

tbh sounds like Obamacare made stuff way worse

among other things

Obunga

Not to sound racist or political

But is Obama’s surname is Care?

nahh it's hussein

he's a muslim