1777 Freedom's Gateway

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)

In this sixth segment, containing 16 parts, Bob and Vinnie will specifically discuss: • Who were the Plantagenets; • The reign of Henry the Second; • Richard the First – The Lionheart King; • John the First – England's corrupt and inept monarch; • The reign of Henry the Third; • Edward the First – Known as Longshanks; • Edwards the Second and Third; • The reign of Richard the Second; • The three Henrys; • Two Edwards and another Richard; • The British Monarchies and Freedom; • The Rise of the Tudor Dynasty; • The Hundred Years War; • Henry the Seventh Emerges; and • Lastly, A King of Consequence (Duration: 40 minutes)

In this Seventh Segment, containing 10 Parts, Bob and Vinnie will specifically discuss: • The Time of the Tudor Dynasty; • England in 1485; • The Tumultuous 15th Century; • Prelude to War; • The Battles of Bosworth Field; • Henry the Seventh as a Man; • Henry the Seventh as King; • Henry the Seventh as a Military Leader and Diplomat; • Henry the Seventh – A Shrewd Monitor of Finances; • And Lastly, The Death of Henry the Seventh.

In this fifth segment, containing 14 Parts, Bob and Vinnie will specifically discuss: • Who were the Normans; • Robert the Magnificent; • William the First – The Early Years. • Harold's Broken Oath and Preparations for War; • The Launch of the Norman Invasion; • The Epic Battle of Hastings; • The Aftermath of the Battle of Hastings; • William the First’s Coronation; • William as King; • William’s Governance; • Back in Normandy; • The Death of William the First; • England after the Death of William the First; • The Reign of William the Second; • The Reign of Henry the First; and • Lastly, Stephen the First as King.

In this fourth segment, containing 7 parts, Bob and Vinnie will specifically discuss: • The origins of Saxon England • The rise of Saxon control • England becomes a Christian nation • Britain unites behind Athelstan • The Danish Invasion • The assassinations of the kings • Edward the Confessor • And lastly, Harold the Second

In this third segment, containing 13 Parts, Bob and Vinnie will specifically discuss: • Rome as a basis for our heritage; • The Law of Rome; • The Roman Empire, Its power and lasting Influence. • England as a colony of Rome; • Britain after the Fall of the Roman Empire; • The Impact of the Norman Conquest; • The Rise of the Common Law; • The Magna Carta; • The Rise of Individual Rights; • The Evolution of Natural Law; • The Antecedents of Monarchical Britain; • The Early Years, after the Fall of Rome; • And Lastly, Arthurian England.

In this second segment, containing 23 parts, Bob and Vinnie will specifically discuss: • America's intrinsic bond with freedom; • An explanation of freedom; • Our Declaration as a bull work for freedom; • The Cokian concept of consent of the governed; • The importance of the individual to the realization of freedom; • The great leap forward of the Magna Carta; • Thomas Acquinas' concept of grace and an individual's relationship with God; • John Locke and our individual rights; • How Locke's philosophy transformed our declaration; • The American story of freedom; • The real meaning of freedom; • Freedom and the character of self-restraint; • How the American landscape shaped our freedom; • How Great Britain spawned us toward freedom; • The special time of the founding; • The consequences of the revolution; • The ongoing cause of freedom; • Freedom in the modern world; • The lessons of Colonial America ; • Freedom and self-reliance; • The preservation of freedom; • Understanding our founders; and • Lastly, why Bob and Vinnie are doing this podcast.

In this First Segment, Bob and Vinnie will: • Discuss the 27 episodes and 171 chapters, contained within the substantive content of our program. • Extend their thanks, to all the wonderful guest narrators of our podcast. • Provide their thanks, to all the Historians, Historical Organizations, Authors, and Community Preservationists, who have helped to make this program possible, and • Lastly, discuss, what each episode and chapter will present, as well as each episode’s Bonus Content, that follows each episode.

In this first episode, Bob Farley, Vinnie Asaro and Simi Asaro present an introductory description of our Podcast Hosts and Staff. Podcast Hosts, Authors and Creators, Bob Farley and Vinnie Asaro discuss their backgrounds, education, and motivation for creating and producing the 1777 Freedoms Gateway Podcast, allowing our listeners to meet them, and gain an insight into who they are and why they wish to share this program. Simi Asaro, the show’s executive producer and technical expert, also discusses her background, education and skill set. A listen to this first episode allows our listeners to gain insight into our hosts and staff, as well as their backgrounds.