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Henry VIII's Break with Rome
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Sep 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
King Henry VIII was deeply religious and started out as a staunch supporter of the Pope and the Roman Catholic church. But everything changed when Henry's need to produce a male successor led to his wanting to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn. In this first of an occasional series of Explainer podcasts, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb offers everything you ever wanted to know about one of the most famous and far-reaching episodes in British history.
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Released:
Sep 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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