Henry VIII: Mind of a Tyrant Part Four with David Starkey

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[@martygahan]

Heaven help anyone foolhardy enough to get in my way

[@saikoneko1937]

Have you ever given any thought to doing a podcast?

[@johnmcnally210]

Fascinating. Luv the way he portrays Tudor times.

[@ccsullivan9164]

After all the foofy popularity of The Tudors and other costumed misadventures into history, it’s delightful to find this warts and all portrait of a monarch who changed the world. For good or ill. At the V&A (and available online) there’s a miniature of Anne of Cleves by Holbein. It’s a charming little portrait that gives a better sense of her character and personality. The King’s Sister was very wise.

[@johntechwriter]

I love how David Starkey presents this man’s story with the gravitas it deserves. This is not an entertainment. It is a morality play, a cautionary tale for those who think the powerful have their best interests at heart. This is how a life is lived when nothing is off the table, when death itself can barely muster the strength to silence a will of iron.

[@Freya-010]

True. This is why power has to be limited if possible. Law is one way, but it has its limits. The people have to stay almost completely vigilant. Because powerful people can stay ahead of the game and out play those who seek reform and justice. The more one knows to learn from history the more secrets and power plays can be foreseen, since the stage we live in hasn’t changed but the name of the play has.

[@philipofsparta1355]

These Henry VIII episodes have become the highlight of my last four weekends. Thank you!

[@evocatimedia]

Not MotD? Blasphemy! 😮

[@philipofsparta1355]

@@evocatimedia What's MotD? 🤔

[@philipofsparta1355]

@@evocatimedia Oh Ok, Match of the Day Lol. Spartans are more into gladiatorial combat than footie, I guess!

[@evocatimedia]

@@philipofsparta1355 Tried Calcio Storico? 🤓

[@philipofsparta1355]

@@evocatimedia Nah, far too modern! :P

[@kevineakins5276]

What an extraordinary mixture of piety and cruelty. Full of religious fervour yet still not completely abandoning the old Christian church. This story of Henry VIII is an epic account, Shakespearean in its scope. So many emotions brought together in this larger than life figure. The awe inspiring fear and respect which he installed in his people. The last of the medieval monarchs.

[@pattierotondo1108]

Fear and respect? Fear, definitely. Respect? I doubt that. Henry disrupted the lives of all in his kingdom for his own personal pleasure. They may have feared and even obeyed him, but I don't think that results in respect. Henry ruthlessly destroyed the religious houses for his own enrichment. Before that, those houses were the refuge of the poor and destitute. After, the monks and nuns joined the poor without help. It was essentially the beginning of what would cause the welfare state. Henry took the plunder and enriched himself and his friends. Certainly not the actions of a moral person. More like a morally bankrupt one. Hardly a person to be admired.

[@justme-tj3jt]

I don't think many respected Henry VIII in his lifetime. It was fear. I think the respect he ever got was in his place in history. I've heard it said, "We die twice. Once when the body dies and then when last our names are spoken". In that case Henry VIII will live forever. We still talk about him for over 500 years his death and will continue to do for 1,000s more.

[@carolinependleton8445]

Wow, Henry really was ruthless,no-one was safe from his twisted sense of loyalty and betrayal.

[@maxreynolds4243]

This series is an absolutely stellar historical feast!

[@klatuk4u1]

As an Anglophile, this is a wonderful documentary, and always happy to see more of Mr Starkey!

[@Quinefan]

Dr Starkey 😉

[@MacJaxonManOfAction]

Don't lose your heads... Part 4 is here!

[@julieoelker1865]

Ow! My neck hurts already!

[@wordjunkys]

Nice pun

[@kevinwhitney773]

Thank God. I don't know how this ends

[@lesliecarr312]

😊

[@chriscarson7384]

This has been a marvelous series. Really wonderful to see all this material with fresh eyes.

[@JackMcLeodJr]

Part 4, let's go! Cheers Dr. Starkey! You are appreciated, Sir.

[@wordjunkys]

Agreed! Thanks Starkey

[@JackMcLeodJr]

@@wordjunkys 🙃🙂

[@g.970]

🇺🇸❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 thank you for this series. One of my ancestors was sheriff and mayor of Norwich during Henry VIII’s reign. Later, a descendant of the Norwich mayor married a Huntington. They eventually came to the US and Samuel Huntington signed the Declaration of Independence. I’m a Huntington and proud of my English heritage.

[@WickedFelina]

Very well executed. Superb historical accounting, cinematography, direction, and soundtrack. Expect no less from David Starkey.

[@piggypiggypig1746]

I see what you did there

[@j.burgess4459]

Must have been produced by a Frenchman with a sword🤓

[@lesliecarr312]

Very well executed. 😐 I wonder if you see what you just said. Appropriate, none the less. But let's not get a head of ourselves. 😅

[@BigDog366]

This series has been utterly superb. I feel battered and bruised by the way England is now, but watching this series is balm on the wounds.

[@pattierotondo1108]

It is good to see history, even of a person like Henry VIII, told well. As a lover of English history and England in general, I feel your pain. It's much the same across the pond.

[@rohansrider]

Royal and God fearer combined as a toxic mix Henry was an evil man, who no decent person should respect;. Church and state should be separate, we are a soft theocracy. The coronation ceremony is just a hideous pantomime of trickery. The church knows no bounds and is responsible for the most heinous of butchery." Balm on the wounds” - more like a salient reminder of our bloody past. A shameful past from which decent Christians should abdicate themselves . Fewer and fewer people are now religious in UK - thank goodness!!

[@stellagrau8871]

I can fully understand your feelings .😢

[@sandraepton688]

Best series I’ve watched in ages...beautifully presented, historically and visually...

[@kenobi58]

Thank you for putting this back on youtube.

[@Pauline-wu4ej]

Can't wait, enjoyed the other three so much!

[@welshhibby]

This is more enjoyable than peanut butter Pauline !!

[@philiplindley7384]

David must be, surely, the greatest historian of our time. Always a pleasure to listen.

[@erpollock]

David Starkey was notably placed in the first row at the coronation of King Charles, and he notably bowed as Charles approached. Charles obviously noticed Starkey and his homage to the King. So Charles watches Starkey's television history programs, too, and decided the seating arrangements. Starkey was clearly deserving of the first row.

[@pattylevesque2601]

thats nice but why hasn't he been knighted?

[@synovium]

David, thanks so much for your compelling excellent series. The way you present this series makes it feel as if you could go back in time. Keep up the great work.

[@crazytacticsdave4017]

Every bit ax excellent as I remember. David should be Sir David. He is a national treasure. Thank you.

[@sgb77777]

What a horrible human being - no excuse for anything he did other than cruelty and selfishness Very good series - have recently heard different interpretations on some bits feom other Tudor experts but excellent all the same. Thank you for making it available.

[@Watermillfilms]

I mean your not wrong. But I think those days were brutal. Kill or be killed and to keep control they were brutal and shocking to us today. The past is a foreign land. But I think also Henry was pushed by revengeful figures. But in the end they all had a similar fate.

[@ralphsmith1170]

He was certainly a bloody tyrant! A liar and a cheat! Egotistical and narcacisstic! His treatment of the 'rebels' makes this very plain indeed! Given the population of England at the time, Henry the 8th was Stalinesque in his brutality and evil!

[@amaliaandrade3716]

Thank you, Dr. Starkey, for this fantastic series and all your wonderful lectures and comments on history and also on our present times. I'm not even British, but do not lose any of your talks.

[@einezcrespo2107]

A rather sobering burial place for Henry VIII and his coffin in disrepair under the slab. So different for what he planned for himself and Jane Seymour. Whether he was admired or reviled Henry VIII is arguably the famous and most talked about king. Very much enjoyed this series on Henry VIII.

[@pattierotondo1108]

I think of him as notorious rather than famous. His behavior toward the Pilgrimage of Grace was underhanded and disgusting. Only a self-righteous tyrant would act that way and Henry was certainly that.

[@seedhillbruisermusic7939]

interesting how the word "naughty" which is now emasculated and reserved for children's misdemeanours, used to mean a serious breaking of the law.

[@darkprince56]

American here of Hispanic immigrant parents and I absolutely adore British history… How I wish I would have been born an Englishwoman!

[@patrickbarrett5650]

Excellent, magnificently done. Thank you.

[@stevenbrown8857]

Just superb, well researched, argued and authoritative

[@dragonclaws9367]

Anne of Cleves made out best of everyone. He's no prize himself. 😕 Imagine the fumes of the leg 🦵 😳.

[@pattierotondo1108]

She was wiser than most of the people who came into contact with that crazy tyrant. Her plan of playing along with him and then getting as far from him as possible was how she kept her head. His treatment of her was vile, especially since, as you say, he was no prize himself.

[@yakkityyak9336]

the suppression of the Pilgrimage of Grace sounds just like Richard II suppression of the Peasant's Revolt.

[@rosemaryangela1825]

Wow! This is excellent! I just finished watching it a second time. David Starkey is truly the best

[@TheBigKahuna1211]

Well done as usual Starkey 🎉

[@kimberlyperrotis8962]

Poor Anna of Cleves. She wasn’t unattractive, it was the unfortunate incident caused by Henry at Rochester that sealed her fate. Henry, in his usual childish way, decided to surprise her before their planned first meeting, and went in disguise to Rochester. He expected her to recognize him as the magnificent, handsome young price he once had been, but she didn’t. Her eyes went right by him. Henry then saw himself through her eyes as what he really was - an old, fat, ugly and very average-looking man. He never recovered from this dose of reality to his extreme, self-worshipping, vanity. Anna was also certainly a virgin, she had been sequestered all her previous life and anyone of her noble rank would have been constantly in the presence of multiple servants, night and day, privacy simply didn’t exist. In fairness, no one sold her to Henry as a “great beauty” and he had seen her portrait, by the painter Holbein that he sent to do the job.

[@pattierotondo1108]

Personally, I find her more attractive than most of his wives, especially Anne Boleyn. Her face is more pleasing to modern eyes than the other women. I'm glad she found a way to make her unfortunate situation work out for her benefit. Also, Henry clearly knew that he hadn't been deceived about her looks. Hans Holbein was renowned for his "lively" - life-like - portraiture and Henry didn't claim that his painting of her wasn't accurate. He probably didn't like the sound of her voice since the Dutch/German language she spoke likely sounded harsh to him. He expected her to be learned and refined like the French women he admired and was shocked she spoke no other languages and wasn't musical. His loss. She was kind and generous to his children and her servants. She deserved better than him.

[@starspike509]

Henry's response after their first meeting: "I like her not, she hath the face of an horse."

[@starspike509]

@@pattierotondo1108Ah, but that is an idealized protrait. Holbein, the artist, was careful to "improve" her looks and leave out the many smallpox scars on her face so as to better beguile the king in readiness for his meeting her in person. I think it had the opposite effect, accentuating her unattractive qualities when he first met her, he likely had higher expectations.

[@JulieGarrett-ni3zm]

At least learning from Catherine she gave way and lived a lovely free life ,being invited as the Kings beloved sister to court for festivities and had a nice relationship with the Kings daughters

[@pattierotondo1108]

@@starspike509 You seem to have missed what I said. Holbein did NOT "improve" on Anna's looks. Holbein's portraits were renowned for the fact that they were accurate to the appearance ("lively" or life-like). If, as you say, Holbein had not painted an accurate portrait, don't you think that Henry, who was quite vengeful and crazy at the time, would have punished Holbein? But Henry did no such thing. Holbein was told to make a "faithful" painting and that is what he did. Henry NEVER claimed the painting didn't represent what he got. Holbein might have "improved" on paintings of Henry, but that is an entirely different thing.

[@markanderson3376]

I'm really enjoying this series on Henry VIII. I hope you do more series like this one in future.

[@DS9TREK]

I'd like him to but I doubt he will. The BBC and Channel 4 both seem to have blacklisted him since the mob attempted to cancel him

[@markanderson3376]

That would be a shame. But that leaves plenty of scope for other networks to sponsor his work.

[@rickyellis8505]

@@DS9TREK he can do what he wants on his own channel

[@chasea.williams6025]

My absolute favorite series on Henry viii

[@ardiffley-zipkin9539]

Well done. I watched all four parts in two days. I have studied and watch much about Henry VIII and the Tudors. I found Professor Starkey’s lectures to be fascinating.

[@leerdee]

I was so excited for this. Thank you Sir.

[@queenie1949]

Excellent series,really enjoying it thank you. The terror on towns villages and hamlets must have been fearful at the time. Just like his father Henry VII, he used the list of fines on individuals as a threat to keep order. I think Henry VIII was worse in using threats and carrying them out. He deserves being described as a tyrant. I didn’t realise he was so brutal.

[@dmshouse1]

So many documentaries have been devoted to Henry VIII and many I’ve seen. There was so much brilliant and clear new details revealed by David Starkey, in his most iconic way, that I feel I’m leading of this King and true impacts of his rule for the first time! I’m an American who loves history- I feel ours when it comes to leaders, pales in comparison, save our founding fathers. Perhaps it is because more modern times were less rich, raw and therefore less interesting. It seems the European Monarchs were left unchecked, or when checked, did as Henry did, and therefore, we see human nature in the raw. Brilliant!

[@neerajkerkar]

For some reason I have always been fascinated by monarchs more so than presidents or prime ministers.

[@R0YDEME0]

I'm absolutely loving this. I also love Tudor history and try to talk to my friends and family about it but their numb minds and short attention span doesn't allow them to show any interest in anything other than refreshing their Twitter feeds lol sad. Thank you all amazing ppl...

[@picticiousd4853]

I mean it’s probably your condescending attitude… But you do you.. 😂

[@mbsheisey]

They are probably among those sad people who think history is "uncool."

[@sabine4759]

Roy Same here! Even in my family you can 't talk about history, it doesn 't matter to them! They didn`t actually understand that people should learn about and from history to avoid mistakes in the future. But as we saw in the last three years our politicians certainly didn 't learn anything! Here in Germany we are living in a pure dictatorship and believe me, this is no exaggeration. If you have another opinion about special subjects you'll feel the consequences at once! People have lost their jobs , especially physicians and nurses or in the worst case they were arrested. I 'm writing this because I want you to tell other people in England or abroad. Perhaps the situation changes when our administration will get some pressure from foreign embassys. Thank you!

[@joebombero1]

I had a long chat with a licensed therapist who had an interesting theory about Henry VIII, specifically why it was so difficult for him to have healthy children, so many miscarriages with wives, but with mistresses he had healthy children, even sons. His wives were terrified of him. Trauma, especially emotional or psychological trauma, affects pregnant women greatly, at least according to this therapist. His mistresses were not around him much, and so experienced much less horror. Also, according to her, she considered it likely that Henry VIII's wives may have attempted sex outside of marriage precisely because they were so afraid of Henry. They needed a son to survive and were willing to gamble they could survive if only they could produce a healthy boy - ANY healthy boy.

[@maryearll3359]

@jiebombero 1 The GMC specifically states that mental stress has NO bearing on conception etc. It's all due to nature and very tight corsets. Edit : it was against the law of that time to bed Henry if you weren't a virgin so experienced mistresses bedding Henry were either brave or stupid. Sheets were examined minutely the morning after each coupling for proof. It was a dangerous game.

[@LaPinturaBella]

I think the actual reason was rh blood factor incompatibility. The first pregnancy will usually be successful, but if a woman has a negative blood type and the man doesn't, successfully delivering a live, healthy subsequent chidis very difficult. Miscarriage and still-birth risk is increased, as is the baby dy8ng shortly after birth. Today we know about this problem. Now women negative rh factor receive a shot after their first delivery.

[@Bluemoonofky]

It was likely a blood issue, meaning they're blood types together was causing the miscarriages.

[@JustineBrownsBookshelf]

Dickens called Henry a spot of blood and grease upon the page of English history.

[@Freya-010]

This man touched a woman and thought he could tell just from touching if she had been in a relationship before?! The idiocy of that has me worried for the future and history of humanity.

[@Useaname]

Depends where you touch them

[@woden20]

Who needs a TV , fantastic.

[@cathleendelorenzo205]

Holy Church is not now nor ever was about “magic” - but was then and is now very much about “mystery”.

[@dorothysmith3850]

Thank you for this splendid series. I so enjoyed it ❣️

[@wanderinghistorian]

NGL I thought Ask was a goner when he went to dine with Henry. Color me surprised. Edit: Oh nevermind, got him on the second trip. Poor guy.

[@tracylawrence6872]

Thank you for these.....absolutely riveting. So well researched and exceptionally well delivered......and in a way that is completely understandable.

[@KR-us9pj]

A fantastic production. Well done Mr Starkey and your team.

[@wouterbussink2227]

I have played those four episodes in one weekend. Beautifull serie. My compliments!

[@modernpeasants7]

Excellent material! This is one of the best I have seen about Henry the VIII.

[@brenmanock]

Riveting . How one could do such bloodletting and go to church is beyond me

[@MrBrucecollings]

I've often wondered the same thing about Henry VIII's eldest daughter Mary 1st .. whilst not executing thousands like her father .. Burning alive at least 280 people including pregnant women 😳

[@rawyld]

It's like the saying from the Bible Matthew 6:3 "Let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth, is said as an extreme expression, as much as to say, If it were possible, that you should not know yourself, and that your very hands should be hid from your sight, that is what you should most strive after."

[@Infernal460]

@@MrBrucecollings Killing people and going to church is integral to medieval life. This goes back to the battle of Hastings. Where Norman Knights would seek absolution after killing Christian Ango-saxson. The only time you would not do it is if you went on crusade.

[@frostylunetta]

Elizabeth I was doing the same …Bloody Bess!

[@ianbanks7163]

That's what religious people do .

[@razorramona9963]

Love this. Loved the ER1 series too. Thank you for sharing this history, your expertise and passion.

[@sivanlevi3867]

This is the part of Henry VIII that most people remember, disregarding most of his life before this, which is covered in the previous three parts of this series. Also, from what I've learned, it was also unlucky to bear the name "Thomas" in Tudor times. Plus, that "one more war" was once again against the French in 1546 in which England invaded, but then the French decided to invade back, only to be defeated by the Royal Navy in the Battle of the Solent and peace was made by the Treaty of Camp, giving England control of Boulogne for 8 years, though costing thousands of pounds. "One more wife" refers to Catherine Parr, a reformer at heart who argued with the king over religion, but also reconciled the relationship with his daughters Mary and Elizabeth. In short, Parr was the one who ensured that both of them would rule after Edward VI did and was the only wife of Henry's to outlive him, ironically marrying again into the Seymour family, where Jane, Edward's mother, came from.

[@bufoferrata3205]

Anna of Cleves also outlived Henry.

[@sivanlevi3867]

By only 10 years, yes, actually outliving all the queens completely as Catherine Parr dies only a year after Henry does. Anne dies in 1557.

[@johnodonohoe7602]

Love the usage of "Naughty" to describe adult misbehavior as in "Naughty Deeds" when describing the behavior of unhappy Yorkshire subjects in revolt made smile and comment...

[@CSchaeken]

Hank you so much for posting this series, I thoroughly enjoyed it and learned a lot!

[@cheri238]

👑 King Henry the vill. Thank you, Professor Sharkey ❤️‍🔥

[@davidharrison441]

Durham cathedral, the most beautiful cathedral in the world , not just the building but the amazing setting plus it is in Durham a wonderful county .

[@andreasplosky8516]

The music in this series is something else. I would love to buy the score.

[@ZoeLateNight]

Found one track, titled “Without Discord”, by Phillip Sheppard

[@andreasplosky8516]

@@ZoeLateNight Interesting. I read that the melody and text were written by Henry VIII himself.

[@ZoeLateNight]

@@andreasplosky8516 wow! Thanks for sharing this. According to SoundCloud: ‘melody and lyrics by Henry VIII’. Really cool when we can listen. Supposedly, Anne Boleyn wrote ‘O Death Rock Me Asleep’. English Consort of Viols & James Bowman produced a nice version. Cheers 😊

[@arievena19744]

Thoughtful and well researched. David Starkey at his best!

[@manusha1349]

Brilliant, as always! ❤️ if the British Isles themselves could choose someone to tell their story, they would choose David Starkey ⚘️

[@themoxcast]

I sincerely hope Dr Starkey has the rights to release all of his documentary programs.

[@globalheart]

I thrive upon your histories..they are so thorough, so well arranged, truly artistic and far more comprehensive than I've ever come across before!! Instead of having to try and put together the puzzles of bits and pieces, your time-lines lock them all down, in a uniquely colorful and through way. Thank you!! New subscriber here! P.s...i used to live in Hever, and was a guest of Lord and Lady Astor. I do so hope the castle isn't too changed..there had been so very many gallery paintings, and untouched places, conserved spaces..Lord Astor was having the Italian gardens and maze restored at the time..long ago, now!

[@davidchiles5331]

I really did enjoy this magnificent series, I learned so much more of Henry which was so well presented by David Starkey...Amazing and so refreshing, Do hope there are more like this.

[@veldawells2839]

David Starkey, you are an amazing historian of Tudor times. A great author, presenter and teacher who makes history intriguing, and greatly educational. What a tyrant and dictator Henry VIII was. There is just no way of getting away from this ruler, even in the modern day. Awful historic period for the people of that time. Interesting to note that after fortification of our English coastline, war did not come to these shores until 400 years later during WWI. Wonderful documentary.

[@pran7003]

I feel sorry for Holbein who had to paint this piece of s__t in every detail. In later years he stunk and could be smelt for several rooms being his boddy was full of infection - when they put him in his sarcophagus in a day his body exploded and blew his parts about - they had to gather them.

[@rebeccawoods2481]

I swear Mr Starkey is a God in our time. What a fantastic telling, narrated and performed at a level beyond fantastic. That ending had tears rolling down my face, with the knowledge that Nelson occupies that sarcophagus. Our nation was truly born from Henry VIII and to this day, as I still mourn Queen Elizabeth II, I fear for its future under another Charles.

[@imsosmart942]

I love everything about this series, but the soundtrack is probably my favorite

[@2Uahoj]

Henry and his team were akin to the Gambino crime family.

[@nalinimenon641]

Thank you! This was a brilliant series!

[@nickstone3113]

Facinating and informed and the usual 'Starkey' brilliance

[@nancyfleming8038]

Great presentation. Watched all 4. I liked the way the writing down of correspondence was done showing what their thought processes were.

[@dizzyprepper7850]

Not only a great documentary series but was accompanied by excellent music.

[@jillianvirginiathaggard2289]

Amazing, how documents!! have been kept over hundred of years and even hand written thank you Dr Starkey for all your wonderful work we appreciate it very much Sir

[@paulpowell4871]

Thank You Mr. Starkey for years of great history Programs!!!!

[@normamorris9803]

Thank you Dr. David starkey I adore your work as always

[@sambagogo777]

Legend. A true baller. That he upsets current-year sensibilities is further testament to his greatness.

[@dianacooper-havlik4115]

The best series I’ve seen!🏆

[@PocketSatan]

Thank you for these 4 episodes. When I think of Henry's tyranny I roughly explain it by 2 factors. First, the Renaissance and humanism put human at the centre, celebrating human talent, intellect and beauty, and thus giving human more dignity than medieval penitential piety allowed, and this dignity, in secular leaders, took form of wilfulness, of daring to do what medieval rulers wouldn't (such as breaking from Rome). And, secondly, in this intellectual climate of elevating the human - the king - when such a ruler came up against opposition, this time his response would be more violent. So the opposition to Henry, I think, made him into a tyrant. Plus, his father undermined the ability of nobility to raise the army (as they could in the medieval period), and that strengthened the monarch's position. Intellectually/spiritually and militarily he could do whatever he wanted, and so he did. So absolutism for me is the result of: humanist ideology elevating human spirit, weakened military potential of nobility and everpresent opposition to the monarch.

[@penduloustesticularis1202]

The locations for this documentary are simply fantastic.

[@elizabethhannah4704]

Absolutely Brilliant and Wonderful. I cannot help but make some parallels between some aspects of the Monarchy, loss, power and grief in today's Monarchy and its trials and tribulations.

[@jaclynvc]

Excellent history lessons. I thank you for your time and succinct insight.

[@ronaldstrange8981]

Brilliant as usual David. Most grateful. November, 2022.

[@davidharrison441]

A great great historian.

[@charlesmaximus9161]

Very happy to have found this channel, as I have been a big fan of Mr. Starkey for many years. I wonder, sir, will you ever do a lecture or series on King Charles I the Martyr? I have been waiting for you to cover this and the Stuart line for quite a long time. God bless.

[@rosaliegolding5549]

Excellent 👏👏🤷‍♀️

[@alexandradane3672]

A Very Merry Christmas to David Starkey , with best wishes . 🎄

[@lizholzer4930]

So where is Mr. Starkey these days?

[@RangerMelB]

Prince or pauper... Thinking with your bits leads to disaster.

[@wanderinghistorian]

Henry: So where is my grand tomb? David: My liege, the opinion of the people turned against you. Your effigy was melted down. Henry: No! Well what about the great candelabra? David: They were sold abroad. Henry: Tragedy! I assume my beautiful marble sarcophagus was also sold? David: No we still have that and it rests in the cathedral. Henry: So! At least I was buried in my sarcophagus! David: No.

[@garethbater6900]

Outstanding series

[@elinderfler9358]

Wonderful combination of the political and social history of the time...

[@aarondavis8943]

This is an exceptional series.

[@edubois31]

What a monster! Can’t say I blame Catherine Howard. Married to an old man with a putrefying leg who killed his previous wives? Yikes. Entertaining documentary. Great production values…

[@desaltomac]

Absolutely brilliant

[@gabsie7224]

I am glad his religious zeal did not reach Italy. Think of all the beauty we would have lost to be sold and end up in his purse.

[@pattierotondo1108]

Amen. Not only did Henry destroy the art, he also dismantled the only welfare system the poor in England had. After Henry, the monks, priests and other religious people joined the ranks of the poor after Henry stole their homes and threw them into the streets. Also, I wouldn't call it "religious zeal" - more like plain, old-fashioned greed on his part and he was egged on by Cromwell. A disgusting pair.

[@homerfj1100]

The "bede roll". I'm surprised neither person wore gloves.

[@claymor8241]

Bede roll

[@homerfj1100]

@@claymor8241 Thank you.

[@officerbutton9532]

It's made of parchment so gloves are not needed

[@m0nkeyboot]

What a compelling and very interesting series.

[@marlenecheek9585]

Superb Dr Starkey. Love all your work cheers!

[@katharper655]

DR. STARKEY is my very favourite historian...bar none.

[@chittzz3397]

"for their naughty deeds" love henrys choice of words 😂

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Loving this .Many thanks