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Reggie19	Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 3:07 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 3:07 PM EDT Is this true, or did the series just inject this into Season 2, did Cromwell really try to ban Bank Holidays? Post reply Do you find this valuable? Keyword tags: Thomas Cromwell
Maggie-AnneB.	1. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 3:32 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 3:32 PM EDT What are bank holidays? =D Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Reggie19	2. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 3:38 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 3:38 PM EDT "What are bank holidays? =D" Well, today is a bank holiday in the U.K, as it suggests, the banks are closed, but so are many other facilities, schools for example! Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Roxykat	3. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 3:39 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 3:39 PM EDT "What are bank holidays? =D" Public holidays in the UK and Ireland. These used to be on Saint's days and religious holidays so im guessing Cromwell was saying after breaking with the Catholic Church, England didnt need to observe these days. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Maggie-AnneB.	4. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 3:42 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 3:42 PM EDT "Well, today is a bank holiday in the U.K, as it suggests, the banks are closed, but so are many other facilities, schools for example!" Ok.... Are there many Bank Holidays? Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Idella	5. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 3:50 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 3:50 PM EDT "Ok.... Are there many Bank Holidays?" Well, there's Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Good Friday and Easter Monday. I think those are the religious ones. Then there's New Years Day, Early May Bank Holiday (May Day), Spring Bank Holiday and Summer Bank Holiday. So that's 8. That's for England and Wales, don't know about Scotland or NI. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Roxykat	6. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 3:51 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 3:51 PM EDT "Well, today is a bank holiday in the U.K, as it suggests, the banks are closed, but so are many other facilities, schools for example!" Not in England, ours was last week...not that it makes much difference to me cause i was at work - Booo! There's a list of bank holidays on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_holiday Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Reggie19	7. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 3:53 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 3:53 PM EDT There are a lot, but i think Crom's intention was to get rid of bank holidays because they were bad for the economy or something like that, lol, coming from a workaholic, of course that wasn't going to be a problem! Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Maggie-AnneB.	8. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 3:57 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 3:57 PM EDT "Not in England, ours was last week...not that it makes much difference to me cause i was at work - Booo! There's a list of bank holidays on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_holiday" Interesting... We just call them national holidays, like Martin Luther King Day, Labor Day, Memorial Day,--- Just was looking on wikipedia... According to it, America does not have national holidays. "The U.S. Federal government can only recognize national holidays that pertain to its own employees; it is at the discretion of each state or local jurisdiction to determine official holiday schedules." So I guess we call them, Federal Holidays? Well.. we have 11; 10 annual and 1 quadrennial... We have Offical Holidays that are on Mondays except for New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Ok, I don't feel like typing up more about this, if you care to know more (I don't blame you if you don't) here is the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holidays_of_the_United_States Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Maggie-AnneB.	9. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 3:58 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 3:58 PM EDT "There are a lot, but i think Crom's intention was to get rid of bank holidays because they were bad for the economy or something like that, lol, coming from a workaholic, of course that wasn't going to be a problem!" Oh Cromwell, so nice of him to think about the people! Post reply Do you find this valuable?
TillyT2	10. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 4:15 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 4:15 PM EDT "Oh Cromwell, so nice of him to think about the people!" I know sooooo thoughtful ;-)) still to be fair they didn't get paid for being off work so although they were getting a rest they were also losing money - not sure what's best - being tired out or being broke! Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Maggie-AnneB.	11. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 4:22 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 4:22 PM EDT "I know sooooo thoughtful ;-)) still to be fair they didn't get paid for being off work so although they were getting a rest they were also losing money - not sure what's best - being tired out or being broke!" True... Maybe Cromwell was thinking about the people? Isn't it amazing how easy it is to view Cromwell from a bad angle to a good one, and/or vice versa? =D Post reply Do you find this valuable?
TillyT2	12. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 4:25 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 4:25 PM EDT "True... Maybe Cromwell was thinking about the people? Isn't it amazing how easy it is to view Cromwell from a bad angle to a good one, and/or vice versa? =D" Yep definetley, have been sitting in my garden today, in the sunshine , with a glass of vino reading my Schofield - very interesting book indeed - learnt something I dkidn't know about Mark Smeaton for one thing.. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Reggie19	13. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 4:27 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 4:27 PM EDT "still to be fair they didn't get paid for being off work so although they were getting a rest they were also losing money" That was the point, lol, jeez, if he did get rid of bank holidays i think i might have that as a reason to dislike him, i can't imagine still being in school with no bank holidays! Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Reggie19	14. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 4:28 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 4:28 PM EDT "learnt something I dkidn't know about Mark Smeaton for one thing.." Is this something we're going to want to know? Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Maggie-AnneB.	15. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 4:29 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 4:29 PM EDT I wanna know! Tell; spill the beans Katie! Oh I am hoping to get that book soon, but it's so expensive.. well according to my back account it is! =\| Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
TillyT2	16. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 4:44 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 4:44 PM EDT "Is this something we're going to want to know?" Well we know that TC has always been blamed for the torture of poor ol MS (knotted rope round eye - yuk) well Schofield maintains that TC was highly unlikely to have been involved in any such thing , the only evidence for this comes from a book called The Spanish Chronical written by an unknown visitor, Schofield writes that the knotted rope was a novel form of torture for Britain and he points out other inaccuracies in the text eg that Cath Howard was H8's 4th wife followed by Aof Cleves, also that in 1542 the lords devise a plot against TC (1542??) and one of the lords was the Marquis of Exeter (who had actually died in 1538) and that TC also investigated Kath Howards infidelities! Hardly an accurate account if Schofields right :-)) Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Maggie-AnneB.	17. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 4:47 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 4:47 PM EDT "Well we know that TC has always been blamed for the torture of poor ol MS (knotted rope round eye - yuk) well Schofield maintains that TC was highly unlikely to have been involved in any such thing , the only evidence for this comes from a book called The Spanish Chronical written by an unknown visitor, Schofield writes that the knotted rope was a novel form of torture for Britain and he points out other inaccuracies in the text eg that Cath Howard was H8's 4th wife followed by Aof Cleves, also that in 1542 the lords devise a plot against TC (1542??) and one of the lords was the Marquis of Exeter (who had actually died in 1538) and that TC also investigated Kath Howards infidelities! Hardly an accurate account if Schofields right :-))" Yes! Cromwell had nothing to do with THAT! =D Ok, I think I'm going to get that book... I have to, it sounds so amazing! Post reply Do you find this valuable?
TillyT2	18. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 4:48 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 4:48 PM EDT "I wanna know! Tell; spill the beans Katie! Oh I am hoping to get that book soon, but it's so expensive.. well according to my back account it is! =\|" Save up your pennies/dollors whatever, and invest my girl, invest! Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Reggie19	19. RE: Bank Holidays? Jun 1 2009, 4:51 PM EDT \| Post edited: Jun 1 2009, 4:51 PM EDT "Yes! Cromwell had nothing to do with THAT! =D Ok, I think I'm going to get that book... I have to, it sounds so amazing!" I didn't think he was PRESENT at Mark's torture, i remember someone saying that it was dramatical license (which there is so much of) in the show, but that he had nothing to do with it... finally, there is hope... as for Kathryn Howard, i think Crom would have investigated her infidelities as it was his enemies niece who had been inserted in front of the King, in favor of the Queen he had choosen, so that bit would make sense alright? Post reply Do you find this valuable?

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