Blog Post #13

For blog post 13, I have been asked to create an assigned first blog in my area of specialty that I wished Dr. Strange would have included. I realize that this is very specific, but I would have very musch liked to do this. Below I have included instructions for this first blog post and a sample post that I created. Not only does ths culture student's historical knowledge, it also gives them a chance to try out their basic HTML skills. The way I have written this assignment is meant for it to be their first blog post. I think it is a more interesting first post than just talking about ourselves. Your first assignment in this class is to create a blog post. In this blog post I want to know what your favorite time period is, or what your favorite event in history is. For this post, I expect it to be at least two paragraphs, and include at least two pictures. Please give your sources for these pictures. I know that many of you in this class are new to the blogging scene, therefore I am not going to be picky for this first post. We will review your skills and learn from your mistakes. The only thing I ask is that you make sure your grammer and punctuation are correct. I have provided a sample blog post #1 for all of you so you can have a better idea of what I am expecting from you:

My favorite event in world history is the reign of King Henry VIII. For those of you who do not know who King Henry was, he was the King of England from 1491-1597. He was married six times, and every one of his marriages ended badly. His first wife was Catherine of Aragon, she was a Catholic woman from Spain, which was not a problem at the time because he was Catholic too. He had one child with Catherine, a daughter named Mary who eventually became queen. King Henry desperately wanted a son and blamed his wife for the fact that they could not have one. A few years into his marriage to Catherine, he met a woman named Anne Bolyne. Henry became enfatuated with Anne and wanted to be with her. Anne did not want to be his mistress though, she wanted to be his wife. It was then that Henry began to try and divorice his wife Catherine so he could marry Anne. Henry was Catholic, and since divorice is considered a sin, the Pope denied his request. Henry would not give up though. He broke away from the Catholic church creating the Church of England, with himself at the head. This way he could grant himself a divorce. After his divorce was finalized, he quickly married Anne because she promised she could give him the son he so desired. A few months into their marriage, Anne became pregnant. Henry was convinced it would be a boy, so he was utterly dissapointed when Anne gave birth to a girl, Princess Elizabeth who would later be queen. Henry began to resent Anne like he resented Catherine. After several years of Anne being unable to produce a male heir, Henry had her beheaded saying that she had cheated on him.

Before Anne's death, Henry fell in love with another woman, Jane Seymour. She was a kind a gentle queen, and re-united him with his daughters. A few months into marriage she became pregant. She had a very difficult labor and delivery, and died shortly after giving birth, but Henry finally had the legitimate prince he had always wanted. Jane's death devistated him because he truly loved her, and she was his only wife able to produce a living son. He was soon pushed into a loveless marriage with a German woman named Anne of Cleves. He quickly annuled their marriage, and he married a 17 year old named Catherine Howard. After being accused of cheating on the king, she was also beheaded along with the men she was suspected of cheating with. His last marriage was to a woman named Catherine Parr. He died during their marriage, and she went on to marry someone else.