Henry VIII’s Six Wives and the Politics That Sparked England’s Reformation

The episode unpacks how Henry VIII’s marital choices shaped Tudor politics, the break with Rome, and the wider Reformation in England. Drawing on contemporary court accounts, legal records and later historiography, it examines what drove each marriage, the political calculations involved and the lasting effects on church-state relations. It also contrasts evidence from the era with the myth-making of later generations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices