Going too far?

Originally Posted by Shearwater

Could you elucidate why that contradicts what I have said in my previous post, CB?

This is what stood out in my mind during my reply. I don't know if elucidate is a word but I think I know what you are asking.

One of the reasons is that even to his contemporaries, his behavior seemed extraordinarily harsh and cruel, so we cannot simply blame it on the "spirit of the times", if you will.

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Originally Posted by CastleBravo

Judging a 15th Century person by 21st Centuriy morality is a flawed paradigm, only the arrogance of political correctness allows.

Some years back I had to take my son's trendy young history teacher to task after I had seen one of the questions she'd set as homework. Basically it was "Describe how Henry VIII's actions were sexist." My son, being only 12 at the time, didn't see the invalidity of the question. By the time I'd concluded my "explanation" of why it was to his teacher, she did!