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Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded…Survived!

A Man for All Seasons
1966 Best Picture

100 Words
What’s the alternate title all about? Alfie? No. It’s a helpful little rhyme to remember the fates of all six of King Henry VIII’s wives – AND ISN’T THAT JUST SO AMUSING. This is the syphilitic (look it up) King of today’s post and boy, was he the weirdest of them all.

This film is about one of his subjects, a lawyer by the name of Thomas More, and he was portrayed so beautifully that this actor beat the likes of Arkin, Burton, McCaine and McQueen (a little harder to make a rhyme out of that one).

Once again, NO KINGS.

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6 responses to “Divorced, Beheaded, Died, Divorced, Beheaded…Survived!”

  1. Galen Humphrey Avatar
    Galen Humphrey

    who’d ask for moreof arkin, burton, mcCaine or mcQueenafter having more scene

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    Galen Humphrey

    who’d ask for moreof arkin, burton, mcCaine or mcQueenafter having more scene

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    Galen Humphrey

    who’d ask for moreof arkin, burton, mcCaine or mcQueenafter having more scene

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    Galen Humphrey

    who’d ask for moreof arkin, burton, mcCaine or mcQueenafter having more scene

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    Galen Humphrey

    who’d ask for moreof arkin, burton, mcCaine or mcQueenafter having more scene

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    ozarkmedusa

    I read a biography about QEI when I was a girl, and became obsessed with Henry the VIII and all his history. I read about his wives, their fates, his clever, evil ways. There’s only one thing good I remember about Henry VIII, besides that he did eventually die. (PHEW!) He wrote that song: Greensleeves, for the woman he loved. (Then he later had her beheaded ….)

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