The Tudor Dynasty: Henry the Eighth

In this eighth segment, containing 30 Parts, Bob and Vinnie will specifically discuss: • The Young Henry the Eighth; • Henry the Eighth as a Ruling Monarch; • The Environment of England under Henry the Eighth; • Henry the Eighth’s early life; • Becoming heir to the throne, and marriage prospects; • The Birth of a son, and then tragedy; • King Henry and His Extra Marital Affairs; • King Henry and His Lack of Moral Guideposts; • The King’s Brutality; • The Timeline of King Henry; • King Henry and His Chief Ministers; o Thomas Wolsey; o Thomas More; o Thomas Cromwell; o Thomas Howard; • The Queen Develops Menopause; • The King’s Obsession with Dynasty and Producing an Heir; • The Saga of Anne Boleyn; • Henry the Eighth Pursues Foreign Policy; • Henry the Eighth and Religion; • King Henry and Excommunication; • The Great Schism; • Religion as Power not Ideology; • Henry finally gets his Annulment; • King Henry grows Disenchanted with Anne Boleyn; • The Rise of Jane Seymour; • The Loss of Jane, and the King’s Depression; • Thomas Cromwell Earns the King’s Disfavor; • Another Wife Along with Transformation and Rebellion; • Consolidating power, and Another Wife Yet Again; • A Calming of the Waters of State, and a final wife; • An uncontrolled series of executions; • Catherine’s intercession and influence; and • Lastly, The End of King Henry the Eighth. (Duration: 2 Hours and 30 Minutes)