the Poppy Flower Sometimes I consider myself as a history lover who is crazy about digging out stories from different periods. Burying yourself in history learning ，in my eyes，not only lets you know something meaningful ，but also feel something that is painful. To that，her story can be a sad example. She was born in 1501（¨or 1507）when England was ruled by the Tudors . As a member of a notable family ，she was highly educated in France and could speak several languages fluently. Men at that time were tempted by her talents and beauty，trying to please her and court her ，including King Henry VIII, Who had gotten tired of his queen Catherine of Aragon and kept several mistresses .He sent her different jewelries and wished her to be his new mistress. But she refused all of them.——this ambitious lady ，with her ambitious family wanted something more ，something that was precious and powerful enough——the position of the Queen of England. After eight years of negotiation she finally got what she wanted. The king divorced Catherine and married her at last. Nevertheless，Her lofty attitude and cruel punishment to people around her began to set everyone against her .people in London cursed her for taking Catherine’s place while miniters who used to support her gradually became her enemies. But she still didn’t realize that she had put herself in danger. She often quarreled with the king and intervened in political problems . As a result ,the King soon got tired of this talkative woman ,especially when she only gave her a daughter ，but not a son . She ended up being charged with betraying the country and was beheaded a few weeks later.Her enemies told the king that his queen betrayed him . No one knew whether that was true or not and of course no one would stand on her side except her family members. The king believed that without listening to any of her explanations. In my eyes ，she was just like the poppy flower. The Poppy flower was beautiful ，but also at the mercy of people who planted it. When it was picked up by its planter，tragedy began. Growing up in a world ruled by men ， she was forced to be their tool which helped them get power and fortune. She destroyed others for her family‘s benefits，but what she did also accounted for her tragedy. I don’t know whether she had loved the king or not. I just felt the pain of her tragedy ，and wanted to write it down.