Henry VIII saw his kingdom, its institutions, traditions & customs as a backdrop for & malleable to his own petty concerns, goals, vendettas
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And England survived alright. With much good coming out of it.
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Huh? What were the benefits of Henry VIII's narcissism?
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Well, you wouldn't want to be "ruled" by the Pope from the Vatican.
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Bit more complicated than that.
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Possibly! I actually know much more about Henry VIII!
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I know Berlusconi very well (I have friends/acquaintances who are Italian MEP/Rep.) and he and Trump are very similar
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I've seen this comparison made a lot. I just don't happen to know enough about it. I do know abt Henry VIII.
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He wasn't crazy or evil either. Just opportunistic & entitled & self-serving & woe betide anyone who checked him.
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what next? make his own form of Christianity and call it "Church of Trump"?
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though... to be honest with the way the internet is I'm surprised this hasn't happened yet, with Pepe as some saint or something
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HA! can you imagine some of Trumps quotes in bible talk!
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History writer Tom Holland says he's most like Caligula. I'm so reassured. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jun/01/donald-trump-has-fascinating-parallels-with-caligula-says-historian …
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So that's good news for Jews, bad for his wives ...
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@pattonoswalt Come to think of it, Trump's almost a perfect splice of Henry VIII and Richard Nixon. Still a scary combo.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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So, should we expect an uptick in beheadings, and the founding of a new state Church?...
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I'd go more for Kim Jong-Un. Trump's followers seem to treat him with the same unthinking devotion as their own 'dear leader'.
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