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222 From Hapsburg to Valois
Season 5 Episode 27
The diplomacy of the early 1520s culminated at Pavia, with the ruin of French hopes - and also English as Hapsburg for a while reigned supreme. Domes…
8 years, 10 months ago
221 The Finest Buck
Season 5 Episode 26
Henry had shown a hint of the man he would become in 1510 by the execution of Empson and Dudley. In 1521, the Duke of Buckingham was in his sights, a…
8 years, 10 months ago
220 Disguisings
Season 5 Episode 25
It is in the reign of Henry VIII that we first hear of the 'masque' - entertainment that drew from Mummers, Mystery plays, and 'disguisings'. We talk…
8 years, 10 months ago
219 Cloth of Gold
Season 5 Episode 24
Enter Thomas Boleyn, courtier, and the realities of being a courtier. And the field of the cloth of Gold; Henry and Wolsey's mission to uphold the tr…
8 years, 10 months ago
218 Universal Peace
Season 5 Episode 23
Wolsey had tried war with France, they'd tried war by proxy, they'd tried peace. In 1518 the most remarkable of their plans - the Treaty of Universal…
8 years, 11 months ago
217 The Cardinal's Hat
Season 5 Episode 22
Being made a Cardinal in 1515 gave Wolsey the perfect opportunity to give the vainglorious side of his nature full reign. He made full use of it.
Hos…
8 years, 11 months ago
216 Love and Marriage
Season 5 Episode 21
The story of a love affair - probably. In 1514 Henry married off his 18 year old sister to the gouty, siphilitic, toothless 50+ year old Louis and se…
9 years ago
215 Hero of War
Season 5 Episode 20
In 1513 there were two English victories. One of them would have a profound effect on English history. The other one was mainly a mad dash in pursuit…
9 years ago
214 The Road to War
Season 5 Episode 19
The path of Renaissance diplomacy was both torturous and without scruple; as Henry finds out as he thirsts for glory.
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9 years, 1 month ago
213 Background to War
Season 5 Episode 18
Historians have identified the 16th and 17th centuries as a time of revolutionary change in Europe, driven by military technology. We talk a bit abou…
9 years, 1 month ago