""The History of Grisild the Second"" is a narrative poem written by William Forrest in 1875. The poem tells the story of the divorce of Queen Katharine of Arragon, the first wife of King Henry VIII of England. The protagonist, Grisild, is a fictional character who is used to represent the suffering of women during this tumultuous time in history. The poem is written in a traditional verse form and is divided into several sections, each of which tells...