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212 Pleasure and Liberty
Season 5 Episode 17
Henry VIII was released by this accession to the courtly, chivalric life of the hunt, and masque, and tournaments. In this he was encouraged by by Co…
9 years, 1 month ago
211 Heaven Smiles Earth Rejoices
Season 5 Episode 16
The accession of Henry VIII was greeted with a huge sigh of relief and great enthusiasm. His court was to change immediately, and politics for ever. …
9 years, 2 months ago
210 Bloody Beast
Season 5 Episode 15
How Henry has been assessed by historians through the ages, and the controversies of his reign. And assessments of the man himself.
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9 years, 2 months ago
209 Exploration
Season 5 Episode 14
Through the 15th century, Portugal explored the African coast in search of the Indies and the fabulous wealth of the trading networks with the East -…
9 years, 2 months ago
208 I Heart Henry
Season 5 Episode 13
What happened when Henry was gone. And the report card - was Henry an incompetent tyrant, a fun loving saviour of England's future - or something in…
9 years, 3 months ago
207 The Underworld
Season 5 Episode 12
While the young prince Henry built a group of aristocratic companions and longed desperately for the joust, his father drove his hatchet men Dudley a…
9 years, 3 months ago
206 Descent to the Underworld
Season 5 Episode 11
Henry had found two hatchet men to replace Reginald Bray - Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley. They spread their tentacles and contacts through London …
9 years, 3 months ago
205 Do Not Let Me Perish
Season 5 Episode 10
In the early 1500's Henry VII saw many of his closest confidentes and supporters die. Catherine of Aragon was to be one of those who suffered as a re…
9 years, 4 months ago
204 Governing the Early Tudor State
Season 5 Episode 9
Henry made changes to the English court, administration and legal system. He increased the health of royal finances, and tried to make the justice s…
9 years, 4 months ago
203 The Spanish Princess
Season 5 Episode 8
After negotiations that would win prizes, it was finally time for Henry VII and Queen Elizabeth's pride and joy Prince Arthur to marry the Spanish P…
9 years, 5 months ago