What can I really say about Henry VIII's love letters to Anne Boleyn? Although he expresses himself very eloquently, I find him to be a disgusting, womanizing pig. He's not even good-looking!! His portraits show him to be aging, overweight, and hairy. What a catch. Meanwhile Anne Boleyn's portrait (one of among the very few I could find and not very detailed- big surprise) depicts her as being fair and youthful with delicate features. Did she really want him? Just from reading the letters, I am compelled to believe that she most certainly did not. Anne probably could have married anyone she wanted. She was wealthy, young, and beautiful, and perhaps she wanted someone a bit less old, overweight, and insecure (and I'm sure a bit more hair on the head would have been nice too). But - what if Henry VIII looked like the handsome young man who plays the part in The Tudors? Hmmm. He probably would have had even more wives. Henry VIII of The Tudors looks absolutely nothing like the old man pictured above - he looks like he is in his 20s and has great bone structure, sparkling eyes, and an athletic build. Ok, he's HOT (I hope my husband doesn't read this - just kidding). I haven't seen the show myself, but I can only imagine that a large part of it is spent on Henry's love life (sorry this post turned out to be slightly off topic - I think I just wanted a reason to add a picture of the new and improved Henry VIII).
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