King Henry VIII.(1491-1547) king of England (1509-1547)
Henry VIII had six wives, fought numerous wars in Europe and even aspired to become Holy Roman Emperor in order to extend his control to Europe. He rejected the authority of the pope and the Roman Catholic Church, confiscated church lands and promoted religious reformers to power (*). His greatest achievement was to initiate the Protestant Reformation in England. He ruthlessly increased the power of royal government, using Parliament to sanction his actions. Henry ruled through powerful ministers who, like his six wives were never safe in their positions. He is most famous for founding the Church of England and for having six wives, two of whom he had beheaded.

Henry's wives were:
Catherine of Aragón.was married to Henry at twelve years old. The pope refused to make a decision on Henry's  proposed annulment and in 1533 Henry was married to Anne Boleyn by the archbishop of Canterbury. In 1534 the pope finally declared that the first marriage was valid, thus bringing about the alienation of Henry VIII from the Roman Catholic church. Catherine did not quit the kingdom, but was thereafter closely guarded. During this time she displayed heroic courage and steadfastly refused to sign away her rights and those of Mary her daughter.
Anne Boleyn.lasted less than a month, Henry having tired of her quickly. On May 2, 1536, Anne was imprisoned in the Tower of London on apparent charges of adultery with her brother, three gentlemen of the privy chamber and a musician of the court and of conspiring with these men against the king's life. She was executed and replaced by Jane Seymour.
Jane Seymour.served as a lady in waiting to Catherine of Aragón and later to Anne Boleyn. Less than two weeks after the execution of Anne Boleyn, Jane privately married the king. She died on October 24, 1537, 12 days after the birth of her son, Edward, Henry's only male heir, later King Edward VI of England. Her portrait was destroyed by fire in 1698.
Anne of Cleves.was divorced by Henry six months into the marriage on July 9, 1540.
Catherine Howard.was accused of immoral conduct both before and during her marriage. She admitted to premarital relations and her accusers produced witnesses to testify to her adultery. Two of her accused lovers were beheaded in December and on February 13, 1542, she, too, was beheaded in the Tower of London.
Catherine Parr.was sixth and last queen of Henry. After Henry's death and the accession of Edward VI, she married the new king's uncle, Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley.

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King, William Lyon Mackenzie.(10th prime minister of Canada 1921-1926, 1926-1930, 1935-1948)
former civil servant, a graduate in economics and government, and member of the Liberal Party; was the tenth prime minister of Canada. In 1914 he took a job in the United States as director of industrial research with the Rockefeller Foundation. He is reputed to have consulted spirits for guidance. Seeing how he deceived Canada for his own gain and for the gain of central Canada, we now know the type of spirits he was involved with..comprised from Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 99. © 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

kleptocracy, kleptocracies, kleptocratic
a government characterized by rampant greed and corruption

knell, knelled, knelling, knells
to signal, summon, or proclaim by tolling; to ring slowly and solemnly, especially for a funeral; toll; to give forth a mournful or ominous sound; the sound of a bell knelling; a toll; a signal of disaster, destruction or usually death

kowtow, kowtowed, kowtowing, kowtows
to kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in expression of deep respect, worship, or submission, as formerly done in China; to show servile deference; fawn; an obsequious act .
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