http://tudortastic.com/2009/05/henry-viii-a-sports-fanatic.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:18:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://tudortastic.com/2009/05/henry-viii-a-sports-fanatic.html/comment-page-1#comment-8 TheAnneBoleynFiles Sat, 09 May 2009 17:25:00 +0000 http://tudortastic.com/2009/05/henry-viii-a-sports-fanatic.html#comment-8 I agree that Henry loved his sports, particularly the chivalry of jousting (and the fact that it was a replacement for war for him) and the action of hunting,and he must have been truly gutted when he injured his leg and could not longer participate in sports. However, like you, I don't believe that Henry loved sports more than women. He couldn't live without women and flitted from one to another, yet he did manage to survive without sports! I agree that Henry loved his sports, particularly the chivalry of jousting (and the fact that it was a replacement for war for him) and the action of hunting,and he must have been truly gutted when he injured his leg and could not longer participate in sports. However, like you, I don’t believe that Henry loved sports more than women. He couldn’t live without women and flitted from one to another, yet he did manage to survive without sports!

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