Henry VIII's funeral was unexpectedly boisterous.
Although it was their king who had died.
As a "child of the cup," he was always just a tool for continuing the royal bloodline.
People respected him, obeyed him, and feared him... but they did not love him, let alone worship him.
This is also why Crown Princess Elizabeth didn't encounter much resistance when she became regent "as Henry VIII lay on his deathbed." Elizabeth understood the human heart much better than Henry VIII did.
The future king and the dead king—
Even a fool knew how to choose.
Of course, that's what was said.
But whether Henry VIII had designated an heir and who exactly that designated heir was, remained an unknown to this day. After all, his will was only to be handed over to the Silver Baron, who had no obligation to make it public.
