Two cruel Queens and sisters who, infected by their tyrant father's blood, resolved to rule in his despotic ways hunting down those to face a gruesome death.
The Tudor Queens
Two cruel Queens and sisters who,
Infected by their tyrant father's blood,
Resolved to rule in his despotic ways
Hunting down those to face a gruesome death
Whose consciences rejected their Queen's Church.
Yet, since their reigns, one Queen's revered as 'Good'
And one reviled as 'Bloody', though
Both stand guilty of such monstrous acts.
Their joint legacy to the people was
An England deep divided and discordant
For three hundred years and more.
Ah Jesus, Prince of Peace!
What dreadful deeds were done
In Thy dear name.
John Mulholland
20th January 2022