The Lighter Side of The Tudors

This page will deal with the actual factual history of The Tudors. Don't yawn yet. The real history can be every bit as scandalous and entertaining as the fiction.

Hal 8 Had His Good Points

Henry VIII of England is best known for dispatching wives before their expiration date and for tearing the social and spiritual model a new one. Less well known is that Henry invented the oversized turkey leg, revolving door marriage, the seven week itch, and dance moves later used by the Village People. He had a few good points. Well, maybe they were just less bad points. Let's take a look.

1) He sired Queen Elizabeth but never considered she could take the throne, so let's just say he provided Tudor DNA.

2) He wrote "Greensleeves", which is still a good tune.

3) He certainly tried to be as great a scholar as be thought he was.

4) The sayings "On the chopping block", "I just lost my head" and "Got the ax" were all coined by Henry

5) He showed that real men wear tights.

6) He didn't destroy two of his six wives, which gives him a 1/3 success rate.

7) He was the original top notch tennis player.

8) "Scriptures? I don't need no stinking Scriptures!"

9) Whatever else we can say about Henry, here we are still talking about him. Is that a good point or infamy?