Pop Culture References of Wizard101
King Heinrich Thermidor VIII – Henry Tudor aka King Henry VIII
Thomas Cromshell – Thomas Cromwell
http://www.wizard101central.com/wiki/NPC:King_Thermidor#axzz7SQx8qNhW
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_VIII
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cromwell
Heinrich Thermidor VIII is the true ruler of the Crabs in Crab Alley. His trusted advisor is Thomas Cromshell.
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled.
Thomas Cromwell (c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English lawyer and statesman who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540.
I have always loved the pop culture references in Wizard (and Pirate) 101. This series was inspired by a series I did featuring the Heroes of Lemuria and their ties to early 20th Cent. pulp heroes. This is the seventeenth article chronicling the #W101PopCulture references starting in Wizard City. The current list of all the (known) Wizard City references can be found here. These articles were originally put together for a Facebook group I belong to. Although I am well versed in Pop Culture references but I do not claim to have caught them all. Let me know your favorites in the comments and if I’ve missed one you caught, let me know so I can add it to the list.
Text for this article is excerpted from the linked wiki pages
King Heinrich Thermidor VIII and Thomas Cromshell images are from Wizard101, and are copyright of KingsIsle Entertainment.
They are being used in a way that qualifies as fair use under US copyright law.
Portrait of Henry VIII painted by Hans Holbein the Younger is in the public domain, borrowed from the Wikipedia page linked above and is part of the Google Art Project.
Portrait of Thomas Cromwell painted by Hans Holbein the Younger is in the public domain, borrowed from the Wikipedia page linked above and is part of the Google Art Project.
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