Henry VIII wasn't born to be King. Despite the grandeur and pomp with which Holbein later captured his ageing and swelling frame, Prince Henry was a pious and educated sole, bent on a life of servitude and devotion. But then, tragically, his brother died and Henry was plunged headlong into history like Incey-Wincey spider in the face of a monsoon.
God I'm bored...
Filling the time between cricket seasons can be a long and painful process and having explored the Eastern Front I am now joining Mr Starkey on a flouncy romp through late-Medieval England. When I return, I hope, 'twill be summer again.
In the meantime, please enjoy this parchment, from just a few months ago...to the tune of Greensleeves.
