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since April 24, 2009
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Alison Weir is one of Britain's best-loved and most-read historians.
Her works include The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Henry VIII: King and Court and Mary, Queen of Scots. Her next book will be a detailed account of the dramatic and controversial imprisonment and execution of Anne Boleyn. In this in…
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Philippa Gregory's works bring to life the world and relationships of the Tudors, building vivid storytelling around detailed historical research. They include The Other Boleyn Girl; The Boleyn Inheritance; and coming soon, The White Queen. As well as sharing her research on Henry and her thoughts …
The Great Bible, produced for Henry VIII in 1541, was the first authorised Bible in English. The illustration on the frontispiece, showing Henry taking the Word from God and passing it down to the people, is impressive enough. But as Richard Rex of Queens' College, Cambridge, tells Rob Ainsley, wha…
In the third and final lecture of this enthralling series David Starkey examines the paradox of Henry's life. For the divorce from Katherine of Aragon and break from Rome,
which wrecked his character, also laid the foundations for the great achievements of his reign. Recorded on 30 June 2009.
Half-remembered cliches about Henry VIII abound. But many are the products of film fantasy rather than fact. We ask people in the street to tell us what they think they know about England's most talked-about king. Exhibition guest curator Dr David Starkey puts the record straight.
In this lively, compelling and opinionated lecture - the second of three - Dr Starkey looks at the change in Henry: from the ideal prince at the time of his accession,
with his high ideals of virtue, glory and immortality, to the tyrant of his maturity.
It blames the crisis of his divorce, which…
Anne Boleyn's book of private devotion is not only a splendid example of Flemish religious book painting.
It is also a unique and intimate glimpse into her affair with Henry VIII. A remarkable written exchange between her and Henry on its pages reveals a lot about what drove the king to remake En…
Hilary Mantel frequently brings the darker side of history into her work. Here she reads from and discusses Wolf Hall, set in the world of Henry VIII’s notorious chief minister Thomas Cromwell. With Erica Wagner, Literary Editor of The Times, and historian Derek Wilson.
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This book of psalms was Henry's personal copy, used for private devotion. The rich illustrations show how he wanted to be seen as a modern-day King David, a pious harpist slaying the Goliath of the papacy. His marginal notes on the other hand reveal his innermost thoughts. James Carley of York Univ…
In this lively, compelling and opinionated lecture - the first of three - Dr Starkey examines Henry VIII's upbringing as a second son, his education and induction into chivalry, the dominant figures of his childhood and youth, the tensions with his father, and his accession. Recorded in the British…
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