a memory lapse of historic proportions
Posted on: October 15, 2009
So; nieces. I have two, and they may just be the best thing ever in the world. I particularly like it when they tell me stuff; it isn’t often that I get to talk about horses, school or Henry VIIIth.
The world has changed a lot since I was 8, and in fact it was when I was only a bit older than that (10?) when I last did a proper clever thing. I won my (very small) school mastermind. Specialist subjects? Henry VIIIth and Elizabeth II.
(Not a rabid royalist, I was 10)
So being as I am not now nor was then down with the kids, I was thrilled that Large Niece wanted to tell me about Henry VIIIth. Phew, I thought, I know nothing about the X factor but Tudors, I can do. So, I ask her to name all his wives;
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Catherine Howard
Catherine Parr
Don’t be silly, I said. Jane Seymour wasn’t one of the wives, she’s an actress.
Large niece suggested I was wrong, and backed down so fast I thought I was right. I concurred her first name was Jane….
Oops.
Jane Seymour. Third wife of Henry VIIIth AND an actress…
It’s probably good for children when adults apologise…
3 Responses to "a memory lapse of historic proportions"
October 28, 2009 at 10:32 am
divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. also, DStarkey gives much better book than he does telly.
October 28, 2009 at 10:55 am
a senior moment? already – waaah!
and Lisa – hellooo! welcome. And I remembered that (though not about His Starkers. Will have to investigate)
Hilary Usfun 
October 15, 2009 at 2:39 pm
I think it’s called a ‘senior moment’…