Advisors to Henry VIII: The Men Who Ran the Court, and Fell From It
by Advisors to Henry VIII: The Men Who Ran the Court, and Fell From It | Wolsey, More, Cromwell, and Cranmer: the advisors who ran Henry VIII’s court, and how each one fell.
I Settled Disputes Of State Personally But My Pub Quiz Team Will Not Let This Go
by I Settled Disputes Of State Personally But My Pub Quiz Team Will Not Let This Go | Henry VIII loses a pub quiz over a geography question and discovers his team has not forgiven him
Henry VIII’s Football Boots: The King Who Ordered the First Recorded Pair
by Henry VIII’s Football Boots: The King Who Ordered the First Recorded Pair | How a 1526 order from Henry VIII’s own wardrobe became football’s earliest recorded pair of boots.
Henry VIII’s Coronation: The Day He Became King
by Henry VIII’s Coronation: The Day He Became King | Inside the joint coronation of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon at Westminster Abbey.
Henry VIII’s Lesser-Known Residences: Leeds Castle and Richmond Palace
by Henry VIII’s Lesser-Known Residences: Leeds Castle and Richmond Palace | Beyond Hampton Court: how Henry VIII actually used Leeds Castle and his father’s palace at Richmond.
I Once Redistributed An Entire Nation’s Wealth Through Force But Black Friday Redistributed Mine Through A Crashed Website
I Once Redistributed An Entire Nation’s Wealth Through Force But Black Friday Redistributed Mine Through A Crashed Website | Henry VIII attempts to buy a television during the Black Friday sale and discovers the internet cannot handle genuine national desire
I Once Ruled Through Fear Alone But My Street WhatsApp Group Has Frightened Me Considerably More
I Once Ruled Through Fear Alone But My Street WhatsApp Group Has Frightened Me Considerably More | Henry VIII joins the neighbourhood WhatsApp group and discovers a form of surveillance he never once achieved as king
I Once Commanded Loyal Subjects To Storm Castles But Boxing Day Sales Crowds Frightened Me Genuinely
I Once Commanded Loyal Subjects To Storm Castles But Boxing Day Sales Crowds Frightened Me Genuinely | Henry VIII joins the Boxing Day rush and discovers a crowd with less mercy than any army he ever led
I Have Sentenced Men To Death But Jury Duty Almost Broke Me First
I Have Sentenced Men To Death But Jury Duty Almost Broke Me First | Henry VIII is summoned for jury service and discovers waiting is its own punishment
I Once Cleared An Entire Path Simply By Walking Down It But The Thames Path Cyclist Rang His Bell At Me Twice
I Once Cleared An Entire Path Simply By Walking Down It But The Thames Path Cyclist Rang His Bell At Me Twice | Henry VIII walks along the Thames Path and discovers a genuine, ongoing territorial dispute between pedestrians and cyclists that predates his own return considerably
I Once Knew Every Road In My Kingdom Purely By Royal Authority But The Black Cab Driver Passed The Knowledge Through Genuine, Punishing Study
I Once Knew Every Road In My Kingdom Purely By Royal Authority But The Black Cab Driver Passed The Knowledge Through Genuine, Punishing Study | Henry VIII meets a black cab driver who spent four years memorising London and finds a form of dedication he genuinely respects
I Once Owned Every Drop Of Wine In England But The App Will Not Let Me Order A Pint
I Once Owned Every Drop Of Wine In England But The App Will Not Let Me Order A Pint | Henry VIII visits a Wetherspoons and discovers the till has been replaced by his own phone
I Once Silenced A Carnival Of Rebellion In A Week But Notting Hill Carnival Kept Me Up Past Midnight
I Once Silenced A Carnival Of Rebellion In A Week But Notting Hill Carnival Kept Me Up Past Midnight | Henry VIII attends Notting Hill Carnival and discovers a celebration louder and more joyful than any coronation he ever held
Henry The Eighth Encounters The Modern Gym, Regrets Not Having One Before The Jousting Accident
The king reflects on fitness culture from a position of considerable personal experience On A Room Filled With Instruments Of Voluntary Suffering Good people, I …
Henry The Eighth Attempts To Cancel A Streaming Subscription, Finds It Harder Than Cancelling A Marriage
The king discovers a bureaucracy even he cannot out-maneuver On A Service That Will Not Release Me Good people, I have this week attempted, on …
Henry The Eighth Attends His First Therapy Session, Discovers Feelings Were An Option All Along
The king reflects on four decades of unprocessed royal rage On A Chamber Where One Simply Talks Good people, I was this week persuaded by …
Henry The Eighth Reviews His Modern Descendants, Finds Them Disappointingly Well Behaved
The king compares his own reign to a rather more sedate House of Windsor On The Considerably Calmer Fortunes Of My Royal Descendants Good people, …
Henry The Eighth Reviews The Modern Dating App, Finds Six Wives Would Have Been Considerably Easier To Swipe
The king discovers courtship now happens on a small glowing rectangle On This Small Glowing Tablet Of Faces Good people, I have this week been …
Henry The Eighth Discovers The Free Return Policy, Wishes He Had Known Of It Before Marrying Four More Times
The king learns that modern purchases, unlike wives, may simply be sent back On A Parcel That May Simply Be Sent Back Good people, I …
Henry The Eighth Sits Through His First Performance Review, Finds It Considerably Gentler Than His Own Management Style
The king discovers feedback need not involve an axe On A Meeting Called The Performance Review Good people, I was this week invited to observe …
Henry The Eighth Discovers He Has Been Cancelled Before, Just With Considerably More Bloodshed
The king compares his own methods to a modern social media pile on On Being Cancelled, A Modern Word For An Ancient Practice Good people, …
Henry VIII Takes The Mic On Britain’s New Marriage And Lawn Mowing Test
The King Of England Returns As A Stand Up Comedian And Finds He Has Considerable Marriage Experience To Share Good even to thee, good people …
Henry VIII Reviews The Modern Royal Family And Finds The Drama Strangely Familiar
A Former King Weighs In On Sussex Return Rumours With The Perspective Only Six Marriages Can Provide Well met once more, good people. Henry, eighth …
I Once Had Servants Handle Every Transaction On My Behalf But Sainsbury’s Gave Me A Scanner And Judged My Technique
I Once Had Servants Handle Every Transaction On My Behalf But Sainsbury’s Gave Me A Scanner And Judged My Technique | Henry VIII is handed a handheld self-scan device and discovers a new form of surveillance disguised as convenience
Henry The Eighth On Modern Marriage, Or How The Airport Doth Divorce Thee Kindly
The once-married king finds a gentler separation than his own ever managed Good Eve, Good People Of This Strange New London Hark now, and gather …
Henry The Eighth Reviews Modern Diplomacy, Finds It Considerably More Confusing Than Beheading People
The king weighs in on a prime minister who chatted up an impostor On Kings, Impostors, And The Peculiar Modern Art Of Chatting With Strangers …
The 20 Best Satirical News Sites In The World, Ranked By A Six-Times-Married Former King Who Now Does Wednesday Nights At A Comedy Club
A global satire league table, filed by someone who spent four centuries dead and came back to find the joke had gotten better Four hundred …
I Once Decided Who Could Enter My Kingdom But The Photo Booth Rejected My Face
I Once Decided Who Could Enter My Kingdom But The Photo Booth Rejected My Face | Henry VIII renews his passport and learns that even a king needs a neutral expression and both ears visible
I Once Demanded Total Stillness From My Court On Command But Beginner Yoga Simply Asked Me To Breathe And I Still Somehow Failed
I Once Demanded Total Stillness From My Court On Command But Beginner Yoga Simply Asked Me To Breathe And I Still Somehow Failed | Henry VIII attends a beginner yoga class and discovers that stillness, when genuinely requested rather than commanded, is considerably harder to achieve
I Once Sent Letters Sealed In Wax But This Return Needed No Envelope At All
I Once Sent Letters Sealed In Wax But This Return Needed No Envelope At All | Henry VIII returns a jumper to Amazon and discovers a printer is no longer required to admit defeat