tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post5288344011069276833..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: The Crown: Annus HorribilisBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5464819711273021462023-04-26T18:00:09.570-04:002023-04-26T18:00:09.570-04:00The radio show that Margaret is on at the beginnin...The radio show that Margaret is on at the beginning of the episode is called Desert Island Discs. It is one of BBC Radio's most popular, having been on the air for 80 years. It has been called the greatest radio program of all time. There are loads of episodes available to listen to online. I highly recommend playing around with some of them. You can find Princess Margaret's here:<br /><br />https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p009mvhf<br /><br />I loved this episode and got very weepy through it. The pain that this family has inflicted on itself is hard to watch. The scene where Margaret calls out her sister was an acting tour de force. And, the fact that the Queen then references Margaret's words in her speech is a writing one. Great moments.ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-16066518463747564332022-12-08T08:07:35.746-05:002022-12-08T08:07:35.746-05:00An interesting point. It would be pretty easy for ...An interesting point. It would be pretty easy for Diana to argue that her marriage to Charles should be annulled based on the fact that he was in love with someone else when he married her. However, that would remove William and Harry from the succession. But regardless of the legalities of the situation, it's difficult to view the founder of the Church of England as a great believer in the sanctity of marriage. magrittenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-38038600547602369532022-12-07T23:36:45.651-05:002022-12-07T23:36:45.651-05:00And one of the reasons the Pope was reluctant to g...And one of the reasons the Pope was reluctant to grant the annulment was because the previous Pope had already granted an annulment of the marriage of Catherine Aragon and Henry's older brother, Arthur. I guess he thought there shoukd be a limit of 1 annulment per person. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-82652867497115320922022-12-03T12:49:17.193-05:002022-12-03T12:49:17.193-05:00There still needs to be grounds for an annulment, ...There still needs to be grounds for an annulment, even as king and head of the church Henry VIII still had to give a reason why he thought his marriages were false. Since annulments declared the marriage null and void, any children produced of that marriage automatically become illegitimate and removed from the line of succession. That wasn't an issue for Henry VIII because he wanted a son to inherit his crown, but could've cause problems for other royals. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-89122674783757498812022-12-03T11:58:53.332-05:002022-12-03T11:58:53.332-05:00Good point, Anonymous. But then the others royals ...Good point, Anonymous. But then the others royals should have been able to get annulments too. And I would argue that an annulment was how people got out of marriages in that culture, as divorce was not an option. Unlike the Romans, who divorced all the time.Victoria Grossackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808023266088914173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-44229365902649307842022-12-03T07:19:52.032-05:002022-12-03T07:19:52.032-05:00Apologies for being an annoying history buff, but ...Apologies for being an annoying history buff, but Henry VIII never actually divorced any of his wives. He broke away from Rome and founded the Church of England because he wanted his first marriage annulled so that, legally and religiously, it effectively never happened. Basically he wanted a loophole so he could marry again without getting divorced. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com