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Ambition And Goals In King Henry Viii's Life
Now we know that nobility was able to be highly educated such as lords, princes, and kings. King Henry VIII was definitely educated. He also had ambition and goals in life. And like most men, he had the desire to have a woman in his life. I guess you could say he was a man with a full life in front of him. Of course King Henry VIII’s father was King Henry VII. King Henry VII was very wealthy, being the king of course, very educated, and very wise. He left his only son Henry VIII to inherit the throne. Henry had his whole life laid out for him. He got the finest education. He learned variety of items. He learned alphabet and grammar, Latin, French, Greek, theology, Italian, and Spanish. So an overview he was simultaneously learning five languages, theology, and alphabet and grammar for each of his languages. Most people today would claim learning 2 languages simultaneously would be an impossible task but the young …show more content…
Each of these activities would later on help him, dancing especially. It would help him court and have fun at political parties. Jousting would help him to be seen by the people of the public. We have taken a look at all the items that King Henry had to do as a child until he had to take the throne. He had a busy a full childhood. The princes during these times were educated to the extremes that anyone could even imagine. Seven intellectual, that is including five languages with individual grammar and alphabet for each language. Also he was taking a mixture of five hobbies and sports. Altogether this probably mad the young prince very stressed! As the years go by Henry gets older, obviously, and starts to go through becoming a king, puberty, and many other tasks. Most noble males usually waited to court until they are older. They usually untie for political reasons, such as a peace treaty agreement. Either that, or they marry for their own personal or selfish

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