Henry VIII and Religion

In addition to having a lot of wives, Henry VIII is also most famous for bringing the Protestant Reformation to England. But really, how reformed was he?

The Recommended Book this week

I'm planning on doing fancy stuff to this blog over the next few months...making it informative, adding links, etc. So stay tuned for that!

In the meantime, here is a link to the book I recommended this week.

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Episode 006 - a brief history of Halloween

It's time for goblins and pumpkins - but how did all this stuff get started?

Episode 005 - The wives of Henry VIII

Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived - so what's that all mean? Here's an overview of each of Henry VIII's wives, and his tumultuous romantic history.

Episode 004 - Court Life with Henry VIII

A very brief overview of life in the court of Henry VIII.

Episode 003 - Henry VII

A background on Henry VII, his rise to power, victory over Richard III at Bosworth Field, and founding of the Tudor dynasty.

Episode 002 - Sports

An overview of sports and exercise in the Renaissance, with a special emphasis on cricket.

Episode One - Introduction

Introductory episode explaining the goals of the podcast series, a background on your intrepid podcaster, and some actual history.