After the end of the War of the Roses (1453-87), Tudor Dynasty came to power in England. Henry VIII was the ruler of English from 1509-1547. He desired to annul his first marriage as he had no heir from his wife. However, polygamy was prohibited under the...
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After the end of the War of the Roses (1453-87), Tudor Dynasty came to power in England. Henry VIII was the ruler of English from 1509-1547. He desired to annul his first marriage as he had no heir from his wife. However, polygamy was prohibited under the rule of the Catholic Church. Thus he fell into conflict with the Church. He was even ex-communicated by Church but he did not pay heed to it. To fulfil his desire he, for the first time in the History of England, ended the rule of the Catholic Church and established himself as both the head of the state as well as of the Church. This step of his influenced every aspect of English including life, culture, literature, thoughts etc from that time onward. One thing is for sure. William Shakespeare was a king of words and his work is a true repository of lexical treasure. He was a grand master of lining words, intertwining them, culling them, weighing them, toying with them, using them in unusual positions, functions and forms.
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