Day 47: Things about me - Day 5

I love to read and I love history  - here are just a few examples of my ability to combine both. Note the slight Henry VIII obsession - Ever since I read a poem about him as a child I've been fascinated by him. I've just found the poem onlineL

Bluff King Hal was full of beans;
He married half a dozen queens;
For three called Kate they cried the banns,
And one called Jane, and a couple of Annes.

The first he asked to share his reign
Was Kate of Aragon, straight from Spain —
But when his love for her was spent,
He got a divorce, and out she went.

Anne Boleyn was his second wife;
He swore to cherish her all his life —
But seeing a third he wished instead,
He chopped off poor Anne Boleyn’s head.

He married the next afternoon
Jane Seymour, which was rather soon —
But after one year as his bride
She crept into her bed and died.

Anne of Cleves was Number Four;
Her portrait thrilled him to the core —
But when he met her face to face
Another royal divorce took place.

Catherine Howard, Number Five,
Billed and cooed to keep alive —
But one day Henry felt depressed;
The executioner did the rest.

Sixth and last came Catherine Parr,
Sixth and last and luckiest far —
For this time it was Henry who
Hopped the twig, and a good job too.