Anne Boleyn was a catalyst for the English Reformation - #WednesdayFact

Claire Ridgway talks about how Anne Boleyn showed Henry VIII he didn't need the pope.
#anneboleyn #henryviii #reformation #englishhistory #churchofengland
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Lollard Thomas Harding - #MondayMartyr

This week's Monday Martyr is Lollard Thomas Harding who was condemned to death, to be burnt at the stake, in 1532, in the reign of Henry VIII.

Blessed Hugh Faringdon - #MondayMartyr

This week's #MondayMartyr is the Abbot of Reading who went from royal chaplain to being hanged at his abbey.
#dissolution #tudorhistory #readingabbey #henryviii
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A Royal Union - The Marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon Part 1

Henry VIII's great matter, his quest for an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, caused him to break with Rome and was the beginning of the English Reformation. However, Henry chose to marry Catherine and their marriage was happy for many years.
In this talk, Claire Ridgway explores how they came to be married, the early years of their marriage, and how and when it began to go wrong.

Anne Boleyn commissioned a special gift for Henry VIII from Holbein - #WednesdayFact

Find out about a special New Year's gift Anne Boleyn commissioned from Hans Holbein the Younger for Henry VIII.
#holbein #tudorhistory #tudorart #henryviii
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The Hever Roundel Portrait of Anne Boleyn - #portraittuesday

In this week's #portraittuesday, I look at the beautiful Anne Boleyn roundel portrait that is part of the collection at Hever Castle.
You can see this portrait here...
https://youtube.com/shorts/anJYaa03DBM

James Beinham and his bed of roses - MondayMartyr

This week's Monday Martyr is reformer James Bainham, who was burnt at the stake at Smithfield on 30th April 1532, in the reign of King Henry VIII. #henryviii #toweroflondon #tudorhistory #reformation
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From Spare to Heir - How things changed for Henry VIII in 1502

This short video is based on the livestream I did called “The Making of a King: Henry VIII’s Education and Upbringing”, in which I mentioned how Henry’s education changed when he went from spare to heir in 1502 following the death of his older brother, Arthur.
 
You can watch my livestream at https://youtube.com/live/6DLi_FUwWV8?feature=share
 
#HenryVIII #TudorHistory #TheKingIsDead #LongLiveTheKing #EnglandMonarchy #RoyalSuccession #RenaissanceHistory #DivorcedBeheadedDied #TudorDynasty #CrownSuccession