The Tudors, part 1

Right, so.  The Tudors.

I'm not going to get into the War of the Roses or any of that stuff here - probably another series, but here's what you need to know for this story:

• Henry VII ended the whole Lancaster/York thing when he married Elizabeth of York.  Yep.  Married a daughter from the opposing house, bada boom bada bing it's decided.
• Henry did have some claim to the throne, but he won the throne in battle.  He defeated the previous king - you might have heard of him, Richard III.  He, and the Princes in the Tower, are yet another story.
• There were other people who also had claims to the throne, and made attempts at it during his reign.
• Henry was good at making money.  Really good, actually, and apparently a spendthrift so he left the throne with a hefty treasury and a nobility that may or may not have been happy about that.  Accounts vary, as you can understand.

So this is the situation when Henry's son - that would be Henry VIII - takes the throne.  There's a bit more but we'll get to that next time, because it's more the younger Henry's story than the older Henry's.

Crafty Answers ...

So what the heck are crafty answers?

Well, this little project was the idea of a friend of mine.  We were chatting one day and I said I could talk about most anything at least for a couple minutes.  The discussion about historical topics (which interest me) might be lengthy but then you get to something like ...

"Nuclear fusion would be shorter.  You know - heat, pressure, stuff happens."

I have a different take on things, generally, and like to explain stuff in a way that's a little quirky and a bit more accessible than the academic standards.  I take what I know and have read, and throw in my own twists and make it something pretty nifty.

So that's Crafty Answers in a nutshell.  Stay tuned, I think you'll see what I mean.