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  1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

    How is the history of King Henry VIII taught in schools in England these days, I wonder.

    Thursday, 23-Oct-14 15:42:34 UTC from web
    1. Cerulean Spark Cerulean Spark

      @hawloween It isn't.

      Thursday, 23-Oct-14 15:42:48 UTC from web
      1. Matt Matt

        @ceruleanspark It's not? Huh. He's pretty much the reason divorce is a common thing so that's actually pretty shocking.

        Thursday, 23-Oct-14 15:47:37 UTC from web
        1. Cerulean Spark Cerulean Spark

          @zeldatra We don't really get much specific history instruction unless we choose to study it in higher education. Otherwise it's a very vague set of lessons about the various eras and wars with no real investigation.

          Thursday, 23-Oct-14 15:50:57 UTC from web
          1. Matt Matt

            @ceruleanspark Oh, that's way different from how we do it here.

            Thursday, 23-Oct-14 15:52:27 UTC from web
            1. Cerulean Spark Cerulean Spark

              @zeldatra It's probably why British patriotism is basically non-existent. There's a lot of amazing british inventors, leaders generals and philanthropists we literally never touch on.

              Thursday, 23-Oct-14 15:54:07 UTC from web
              1. that guy you hate that guy you hate

                @ceruleanspark So British history class is boring?

                Thursday, 23-Oct-14 15:55:32 UTC from web
                1. orungano orungano

                  @matthew I enjoyed it. Chose to take it for two extra years.

                  Thursday, 23-Oct-14 15:55:59 UTC from web
                2. Griffin Griffin

                  @matthew Its not boring its just you dont get to study 'British history' in any real depth. A bit of Tudors and Stuart's, but lots of Egypt, Rome, Bit of Ancient Greece. Even if you doHistory at GCSE its mainly the cold war (well not even that just the Cuban Missile Crisis).
                  I am of course ignoring WWII which is brought up at every opportunity.

                  Thursday, 23-Oct-14 16:34:05 UTC from web
              2. Matt Matt

                @ceruleanspark I took a British Literature class last year and a lot of my history lessons the last two years focused on Great Britain. It's a shame you don't talk about it more because there's a lot of interesting stuff.

                Thursday, 23-Oct-14 16:03:37 UTC from web
    2. orungano orungano

      @hawloween My friend takes History in sixth form and their entire first half of the course is on Henry VIII

      Thursday, 23-Oct-14 15:45:13 UTC from web
    3. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

      @hawloween Divorced, beheaded, died / Divorced, beheaded, survived / I'm Henry VIII, I had six wives / Some might say I ruined their lives~

      Thursday, 23-Oct-14 15:49:14 UTC from web
      1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

        @thelastgherkin I might have heard/seen that one before, is familiar.

        Thursday, 23-Oct-14 15:49:52 UTC from web
        1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

          @hawloween It's from a great kids show called Horrible Histories. http://pny.lv/5ds9

          Thursday, 23-Oct-14 15:52:39 UTC from web
          1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

            @thelastgherkin Well I can stop watching this show on Netflix. (Not that I was counting it as learning anything).

            Thursday, 23-Oct-14 15:56:02 UTC from web
      2. Griffin Griffin

        @thelastgherkin @hawloween There is also this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4OS17lqHiE

        Thursday, 23-Oct-14 16:27:57 UTC from web
        1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

          @vcgriffin I think Henery the Eighth posits the opposite scenario, with the lead singer being the eighth old man?

          Thursday, 23-Oct-14 16:29:30 UTC from web
          1. Griffin Griffin

            @thelastgherkin Its an invertion yes.
            There not many history songs.

            Thursday, 23-Oct-14 16:34:56 UTC from web
            1. Gherkin ☑️ Gherkin ☑️

              @vcgriffin My favourite history song is Exordium et Terminus by Zager and Evans.

              Thursday, 23-Oct-14 16:47:12 UTC from web