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16. In a 38 year reign Henry executed 81 heretics, just over 2 a year. Apart from Mary, whose 5-year reign saw an average of 56 heretics executed each year, Henry's score was pretty high. However, this was partly a sign of the times (Henry was a Catholic king at the time of enormous religious changes sweeping Europe) and only Mary actively sought out heretics from all classes of society. The official score is Henry VII 24 years and 24 heretics (1.0), Henry VIII 38 years and 81 heretics (2.1), Edward VI 6 years and 2 heretics (0.3), Mary 5 years and 280 heretics (56), Elizabeth 45 years and 4 heretics (0.1).

As regards deaths associated with the dissolution of the monasteries, 12 abbots (no junior clergy, monks or nuns) were executed for treason because they were implicated in the only armed revolt of Henry's reign, the so-called "Pilgrimage of Grace". Henry also summarily put to death the three great abbots of Glastonbury, Colchester, and Reading in the autumn of 1539 for constructive treason, as they had vigorously resisted the dissolution. The other abbots, as well as the affected clergy, monks and nuns, were treated very well, in the main being given very adequate pensions. A number of the more important abbots were made Bishops of new Dioceses which Henry created and quite a few of the monks became parish priests. Nuns were worse off, getting a smaller pension than the monks and having no real employment (or marriage) prospects.

18. Cromwell had persuaded Henry to marry Ann of Cleves for political reasons (though Cleves was not a particularly useful alliance. On the strength of a sketch by Holbein showing her as beautiful, Henry agreed to a betrothal. When she arrived, Henry went secretly to see her before they had officially met. He was, to put it in 19th Century terms, "not amused". Nonetheless, Cromwell was able to force Henry into a marriage. Henry soon had the marriage dissolved, however, with Ann's permission (he gave her a large pension) due to non-consummation. The incident was used by Cromwell's enemies in order to bring him down and he was beheaded not long afterwards.

20. Under the heading "Bluff King Hal", Sellars and Yeatman (1066 And All That) say "Henry VIII was a strong King with a very strong sense of humour and VIII wives.". On the surface, this is by no means completely accurate but (as usual) the Sellars and Yeatman is more penetrating when you know what they're talking about!

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