A Partridge in a Pear Tree
The Twelve Days of Christmas
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Once upon a time, long, long time ago, around the 1560s, there was a man of royalty, who went by the name of King Henry VIII. As a king, as a royal, the objective is to marry to continue the monarchy, the family name. This continuation was only possible through a male heir, a boy. So, as a young adult, King Henry VII married and hopeful he would get a male heir. He got three! Sadly, they all died in childbirth, or shortly thereafter. King Henry VIII grew frustrated when he got none. The weight of the monarchy laid on his head. He decided it was time to find another prospect. But alas! He was not allowed to have another prospect. The Vatican, Rome, the place that oversees rule and order, said he could not!
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About the Book
The Twelve Days of Christmas explains a very traditional song sang during the Christmas holidays. The song story is set in the 1500s when Catholics had to go underground to escape persecution from the King of England, the first king to splinter religion on a massive level.
About the Author
Michele Jeanmarie spent much of her formative years in Panamá, attended University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) and California State University in Los Angeles, (CSULA), where she received her bachelors and master’s degrees, respectively. She furthered her studies at the University of Complutense in Madrid and taught at St Michael Primary in Glasgow, Scotland as a Fulbright Scholar. She enjoys cooking and baking; she is an avid walker; she spends much of her free time watching documentaries and foreign sitcoms, food and home shows; she loves attending classes in theology.