What would YOU give Henry VII for Christmas….?

 

It’s always amusing to ponder things concerning people from the past, and in this article the idea is to imagine a Secret Santa doling out gifts to specific figures. For instance, Alfred the Great should be given an air fryer, to solve his cake-baking hang-ups. And King John would surely benefit from a snorkel with which to dive for his lost treasure baggage.

But the one that really made me laugh was the suggestion for Henry VII. “….I’d give Henry VII cash because no matter what I gave him, he’d return it for the money anyway….” Oh, how true! That’s the darling Weasel we know and, er, love. 🤢

Of course the idea of donating anything to Henry VII brought some responses from my friends, including: a conscience, a stick of dynamite on his throne, and a forged family tree to give him some sort of hereditary claim to the throne. My gift? A handwritten confession (copies pinned to all the church doors in England) from Elizabeth of York that all their children had been fathered by a burly bargee from Bermondsey. That would certainly be a Christmas for Henry to remember!

Oh well, we can all wish….