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Alyssa Williams's avatar

Loved this. Tudor history is my area of greatest expertise so I read that avidly! Apropos subject. There was also a rabid anti-Howard/Boleyn faction that hated Cranmer with a passion. Mary truly blamed him for her parent’s marriage dissolution as well.

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Steward Beckham's avatar

Thank you! Yes, I can see how that faction could form. Concerning Mary, I definitely see that connection. There is a lot to suggest compounded childhood traumas contributed to the outcomes of her reign.

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Alyssa Williams's avatar

Exactly!

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