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Alexandra Pavlovna: A Grand Duchess Married to an Archduke
Alexandra was sixteen when she married the emperor's brother. Her first royal match had failed over religion. This time she would keep her faith and leave Russia.
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John Fisher: The Cardinal's Hat and the Execution of 22 June 1535
The Pope made him a Cardinal to save his life. Henry VIII said he would send the hat to Rome without a head to wear it. On the twenty-second of June 1535 he kept his word.
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John Fisher: The Only Bishop Who Would Not Sign
John Fisher looked at the demand then looked at it again. He put his pen down. He was the only one. Every bishop in England signed. Every single one. The most powerful churchmen in the country, men whose entire lives had been devoted to the authority of the Church, looked at what Henry was demanding and picked up their pens.