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252 Henry VIII - Judgement Day
Season 5 Episode 57
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7 years, 11 months ago
251 The End of Days
Season 5 Episode 56
In 1546, Gardiner and the religious conservatives moved their sights from Cranmer, to the new darling of the evangelical cause - the Queen. Getting e…
7 years, 11 months ago
250 Catherine and Anne
Season 5 Episode 55
In 1545 the struggle between conservative and evangelical, between mumpsimus and sumpsimus grew more intense as Catherine Parr's household shed an ev…
8 years ago
249 Knaves I Cannot Rule
Season 5 Episode 54
It's time for a naval encounter, marked by the sinking of the Mary Rose, and then we set the scene for the cut-throat politics of the last years with…
8 years ago
248 To Arms!
Season 5 Episode 53
In 1544 Henry traveled to France and hauled himself into the saddle for his last chance to emulate Henry V. A little like his predecessor, he was als…
8 years, 1 month ago
247 Queen Catherine the Third
Season 5 Episode 52
The arrival of Catherine Parr (and family) and preparations for war in France. And rather a lot of digressions.
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8 years, 1 month ago
246 A Rough Wooing
Season 5 Episode 51
In 1542, Henry's sought war with France; but before that, he must make sure his northern borders were safe. So began the Rough Wooing, as Henry sough…
8 years, 2 months ago
245 The Prebendaries Plot
Season 5 Episode 50
In 1543 religious conservatives were in the ascendant, dominated the aristocratic Privy Council and a wave of prosecutions for heresy followed. When …
8 years, 2 months ago
244 No More Time to Dance
Season 5 Episode 49
Catherine had made a decent start of being queen. And it was really in no body's interest to reveal her old life. But dangers and memories were all a…
8 years, 2 months ago
243 A Jewel for Womanhood
Season 5 Episode 48
In 1540 a new member at court, Catherine Howard, caught the eye of a king struggling with his marriage to Anne. By July Anne was gone and Catherine h…
8 years, 2 months ago