I once had a heated discsn wh my history tutor Carol (who happens to be an alumni of Oxford Universy) about Henry VIII, which I mataed that Henry VIII was probably a closeted gay man. Of urse, she took my theory wh a pch of salt, but also add, "I've thought many thgs about…
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WAS MY ANCTOR KG HENRY V'S GAY LOVER?
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