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

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[@martygahan]

Nailed it.

[@commendatore2516]

can someone tell me the name of the actress at 27:08 who plays Catherine

[@bettyirvine9337]

I love British history. I've read back to the Norman Conquest. From your American Cousin.

[@sylviaroberts8103]

@@commendatore2516 Siobhan Hewlett .

[@NSA720]

Dear David, when I was in teacher training some years ago, I told my piss-poor lecturer (a sociologist I believe) that I was a great fan of Starkey. He was horrified, and marked me down on every assignment after that - to the point where he outright failed one of my essays. I was so p*ssed off that I took my case to the Senate of the University, and won my case. And he was told off. I remain a great fan of plain speaking and academic discipline Dr Starkey, and continue to be an admirer.

[@Mark-Smeaton]

I had a very similar experience. Glad you won your case. Sadly, David never answers anyone. I apologize on his behalf (with the caveat that hopefully he will answer you, just to be contrary and prove me wrong lol).

[@robinlillian9471]

Why should your personal preferences change your grade? That was unprofessional. He should have just marked you on your school performance.

[@annwilliams6438]

@@robinlillian9471 Ah, duh! That is why Nick put the comment up!

[@pattierotondo1108]

@@robinlillian9471 It is not uncommon, especially in the "soft" sciences, that a professor will bias a grade against a student that doesn't hold the same opinions as they do. That is why, though I love history and would have enjoyed it in university studies, I majored in Chemistry. The answers to questions are far less subjective. History is a victim of this problem, but Literature is even worse. I was fortunate to have professors that were able to take their bias out of it, but not all of them did. I pity students of those instructors who can't accept ideas other than their own.

[@sherlockgnomes8971]

Didn’t happen

[@queenofwater8783]

The story of Anne Boleyn is a cautionary tale in the extreme: Do not mess with married men. Do not delight in nor encourage a husband to mistreat his first wife, because the same or worse WILL happen to you. If you think your love with a married man to be so special as to be above consequences, you are a fool.

[@jjr1728]

I hate homewreckers

[@sandriagutierrez2605]

He that diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. Proverbs 26:27. She may have lived to a ripe old age had she lived what she said she believed!

[@deborahproctor9538]

If Anne had had a son it would of been totally different

[@abbyrock5684]

Some women never learn. Anne should have paid more attention to the way Henry treated his wife of 20 yrs.

[@abbyrock5684]

And if Katherine had had a son, Anne would never have become queen.

[@Rachaelann59]

Dr Starkey is so brilliant in his performance and storytelling! He ends every scene with a climax that demands attention.

[@sivanlevi3867]

One small line from Anne Boleyn's book of hours astonishes me. "The time will come, I, Anne Boleyn." Nothing more, nothing less, seeming to indicate that Anne may have forseen that, for better or worse, she was destined to be remembered for something great.

[@dr-ng8te]

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[@amandarsblackie9980]

I agree

[@manusha1349]

If I had to use one word to describe Dr Starkey's talks on British & European history, it would have to be 'CAPTIVATING'! My attention is held for hours!

[@tomservo75]

Yes he's one of the best, no doubt. If you've never seen his full series on Kings and Queens of Britain, you should.

[@s13rr4buf3]

Me too. I was pretty disappointed to find out his private views about contemporary reality. :-( I'm an American, so I didn't know about any of that until yesterday, actually.

[@pattierotondo1108]

@@s13rr4buf3 What difference do his personal opinions make to you? Are you implying he doesn't have the right to his own thoughts? That's silly.

[@spo616]

Well said!👍🏻

[@katharper655]

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[@carolinshining-warner2020]

David Starkey -- Sartorial genius. A three-button suit buttoned at the second button. Well done man!

[@ardiffley-zipkin9539]

Mesmerizing. As a university graduate with a History degree followed by extensive reading of Tudor literature, I thought that I knew the key events about Henry VIII. Professor Starkey presents his material in a captivating manner delving into his research as he takes his viewer on a first hand journey into Henry’s world. Great work, sir.

[@STR82DVD]

The Professor brings history to life. Brilliant.

[@sivanlevi3867]

I love this interpretation of this part of Henry's reign. It just makes it tragic and more morally grey and ambiguous rather than just the cliche love affair story.

[@robinlillian9471]

What makes you so sure that Anne ever loved him? He chased after her, and she resisted for over a year at least. Ultimately, she had no choice, and decided to use it to push her preferred religious beliefs.

[@sivanlevi3867]

The Boleyn family may have also been playing a larger game, as do many noble families in those times. I don't believe Anne truly loved Henry as a person, but I do believe she didn't deserve her fate.

[@pattierotondo1108]

I would never call it a love story. If she had to be manipulated into it, then it's not really a love story. She seems to have decided to go along with it for the power she gained, but I doubt she ever loved Henry.

[@user-cc6nb5th6x]

I think she truly loved Henry Percy

[@radicalross7700]

Can't help but wonder how different history might have been had Henry VIII known that the chromosome determining the sex of a child comes from the father, not the mother.

[@j.t.lennon177]

I do not think henry would believe it, at least outwardly, for many reasons.

[@ellencook1658]

He’d still find a way to blame someone else.

[@DenaInWyo]

There is just none better than Mr. Starkey for this era. Great show!

[@michaelbellone1680]

Roger Ashton-Griffiths, who plays Cardinal Wolsey in this video, also played Lord Mace Tyrell in the Game of Thrones TV series.

[@Thedarkestduchess]

Mr. Starkey, Firstly, I just wanted to thank you for putting this TOP QUALITY, stellar series on this channel for us to view for FREE! ✨🤍 I am an Angliphile, through and through. I simply cannot get enough to listen to, watch or read about the English Throne and all those who've surrounded it since The Conquerer took the throne after Hastings in 1066. Like yours, my favorite dynasty has always been The Tudors. I love each King and Queen who've sat on the English Throne, though. But Henry and his captivating stories and his wives and the loss of two of their heads, yes,I'm quite obsessed. I am an American, hailing from the Southern United States, and my being essentially a peasant, lol, probably guarantees that I will never get to travel to the likes of Hampton Palace or any of the beautiful Tudor castles in Britain, but thanks to your amazing series and talks and lectures, I can use my imagination and travel there in my dreams. Thank you so much, sir! You're a delight! ❤️

[@TarpeianRock]

I have always thought that everything connected to Henry and Anne Boleyn was THE masterclass in hypocrisy in matters of religion. How one man’s lust laid bare the moral decay within supposedly deeply religious individuals. How “deeply held convictions” ment absolutely nothing to most of those concerned. How ultimately their whole world view was based on a facade of pretence.

[@richardyates7280]

Easy to say from the comfort of your armchair; not so easy when it will cost you your life

[@Thedarkestduchess]

@@richardyates7280 I agree totally, sir.

[@jamesbarlow6423]

The Lutheran concept of irreversible human depravity was concurrently being discovered to have weight!

[@jamesbarlow6423]

Like ours is not?

[@TarpeianRock]

@@jamesbarlow6423I’m considering a society that was ostensibly deeply religious, you can hardly call the UK deeply religious nowadays now can you. On a different tangent : I have always wondered if the ancient Egyptian pharaonic grave robbers were in fact really hard-core atheists living in that all-encompassing religious society.

[@rickyellis8505]

The legendary Starkey!

[@JackMcLeodJr]

Go on Lad! 🥊

[@christinestudley3982]

He’s the best 😀

[@22poopoo]

Join the fan club of his eyebrows.

[@annwilliams6438]

A,ne.

[@mzytryck]

I love the guy playing Chapuys, looking so amused at what's going on around him. I can imagine him making an excellent Littlefinger.

[@nabooster]

He's especially good, isn't he? Reminds me a bit of Michael Jayston.

[@tomservo75]

Not as good as the guy who played him in "The Tudors." Also the man playing Cavendish was George Duke of Clarence in "The White Queen."

[@auroramartell]

@@nabooster I made that comparison too.

[@normamorris9803]

Dr. David starkey, thank you beyond words I adore everything you do. You are the master teacher. Thank you sir.🙂

[@MrOnionterror]

I really like this series, and there are a lot of people in it I sort of recognise. 'Ooh look, it's doo-dah. You know, from thingy'.

[@dianat119]

I could listen to David Starkey for hours. He brings history to life. Thank you, David.

[@MK-iy7im]

Starkey ROCKS 💖 from the USA

[@realjohn4064]

Can't wait for part 4. The transformation of Henry from virtuous prince to tyrant is fascinating.

[@robinlillian9471]

The series is over a decade old. You could probably buy it pretty cheaply if you wanted.

[@skontheroad]

It's all here on KZbin. I think Henry's head injury caused the radical changes in his behavior later on in life!

[@pattierotondo1108]

@@skontheroad The injury probably made it worse, but Henry seems to have always had the makings of a tyrant in him. He spent his life getting what he wanted and having people fall all over themselves to make sure he never dealt with unfulfilled desires. That made it really easy for him to fool himself into thinking that his midlife crisis was everybody else's fault but his own. He was married to Catherine for over 20 years and then just threw her away and expected her to go along with it. She was made of far tougher stuff than Henry due to the abuses she endured as a young woman in England. The dynamic between them is fascinating. Henry on one side, claiming that his "morals" were the cause of what he did to her and Catherine on the other, defending her own deeply-held religious convictions. It is painfully obvious that Henry's arrogance and self-importance was what drove him, not any sense of morality. He has probably been roasting over a slow fire for the last 500 years and will continue for far longer than that.

[@theascendance]

Starkey the best better than the rest!!! A real scholar.

[@louthegiantcookie]

Holy crap, is that David Oakes playing Cavendish there? He was Juan Borgia and George Duke of Clarence. A great actor in many historical dramas!

[@DS9TREK]

It is

[@daniellemusella1594]

@louthegiantcookie I recognize Roger Ashton-Griffiths, as well. He was in the second half of the third season of "The Tudors", playing one of the ambassadors sent to secure Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves. (11/6/2022)

[@selanlee876]

Anne Boleyn is also played by Sophie Hunter (Benedict Cumberbatch's wife)

[@robinlillian9471]

It was over a decade ago. Not recently.

[@sassylillady1740]

No, its not.

[@Eudaimonia88]

This series is so exceptional that words cannot describe it! A triumph!

[@januarysson5633]

The musical score is as gripping as the narrative. 👍🏻

[@robinlillian9471]

Blaming Anne Boleyn for Henry's behavior is a bit much. Claiming concern for her virtue as an excuse to refuse him was one thing. Refusing an offer of honorable marriage would have been an obvious insult and probably a death sentence for her and her whole family. He was already married, so she had good reason to never dream he could/would offer marriage to her. If Elizabeth had been a boy, Anne would have lived.

[@sarahsnowe]

One wishes that Henry had known that it is the male who determines the sex of a child and that his girl-child Elizabeth would become one of England's most astute and accomplished monarchs.

[@aprilgosa5779]

@@sarahsnowe it would not have mattered if he had known the man was a Narcissist nothing was ever his fault in his mind

[@aprilgosa5779]

He was also a Psychopath to boot way before he fell off that horse look how he treated Catherine his 1st wife and Mary his 1st daughter ! I think the only reason he spared Catherine was because she was Spanish royalty and killing her would have caused a war with Spain which he could not let happen at that time

[@aprilgosa5779]

plus maybe mentally and emotionally torturing gave him more satisfaction than outright killing her she essentially died of a broken heart from not seeing her beloved Mary for the rest of her life as did Mary eventually not counting the medical causes of course

[@wednesdayschild3627]

She could have gone to Catherine, who would have fixed the situation. Anne wanted to be queen.

[@aarondavis8943]

He viewed the act of hacking people to pieces or starving them to death as a fun adventure. Psychologically and ethically, it's not that big a leap from a psycho on the battlefield to one in matrimonial intrigues. He always possessed a temperament for killing to get what he wanted, if the circumstances required it.

[@rosemaryangela1825]

David Starkey is the absolute best! I’m American & have always been a huge fan

[@welshhibby]

David is like Donald loved by the good and hated by the evil !

[@patriciablue2739]

This was fascinating. Seeing the source documents was superb. Fine work.

[@daniellemusella1594]

David has a great voice for these types of programs. It feels like he's reading from a fairytale storybook, and his soft, gentle tone allows the viewers to get lost in the life journeys of the figures he discusses. That being said, it's also extremely easy to see whose side he's on, in the situation with Anne Boleyn. Obviously, none of us can read his mind. His choice of words, however, seems to indicate that he views Henry as an innocent, p***y-whipped victim, and that he believes that the king would've remained the kinder, more compassionate and generous man he'd been in his youth, if he'd never met the scheming, vindictive man-eater. (11/6/2022)

[@iamblackthorne]

Agreed.

[@ruthbeamish8849]

How did the Vatican get their hot little hands on the love letters between Henry and Anne?

[@pattierotondo1108]

There was a trial. That would be evidence.

[@amandarsblackie9980]

They would have been used as evidence in the trail , as Henry asked the pope to annul his marriage to Cathrine (apologies for any spelling error )

[@cheyenneasiafoxe292]

"A Man for All Seasons" Sir Thomas More. Henry VIII having him killed was as bad as Henry II's guilt for the death of Thomas Becket.

[@janieparsley969]

Henry took his brother's widow as his wife. Arthur was dead - they were married "until death do you part". Arthur kept his promise - Catherine was free to marry.

[@bocus20]

There is actually a verse in a bible that says that a man should marry his brothers widow, if they were childless. So Henry was just cherry picking verse that worked for him, as people do.

[@bobbyunavailable]

@@bocus20 It is indeed mentioned, reflecting a contemporary practice, in Genesis 38:8. Do you know if it is written elsewhere in the Bible?

[@bocus20]

@@bobbyunavailable it's written in Deuteronomy 25:5-10, Luke 20:27-38, Matthew 22: 23-33 and Mark 12:18-27. It's called levirate marriage.

[@bobbyunavailable]

@@bocus20 thank you for a learned and thorough reply.

[@selanlee876]

But there is thing called "affinity" in catholicism, that basically states a couple cannot get married due to a kinship that exists between them that would make a marriage wrong. Back then, when you married into someone's family - their family became yours. For example in Catholic canon 109 it says affinity "arises from a valid marriage, even if not consummated, and exists between a man and the blood relatives of the woman and between the woman and the blood relatives of the man." So - Henry marrying Catherine (Arthur's widow) would've transgressed this rule in the eyes of the Catholic Church and they would be committing "incest".

[@MarilynRB]

@40:38 says it all. The absolute brilliance of Dr. Starkey never ceases to amaze me. My favorite historian, he's a mentor, teacher, fellow lover of history and most importantly, exceptionally unapologetic for speaking his mind and the truth, no matter the consequences. If I could meet one person in my life, hands DOWN it would be him. I so wish to know if he understands how much of an impact he's had on people. The least I can (and in fact, do) is support him on Pateron.

[@jjr1728]

He's great

[@blairwoolverton397]

Mr Starkey, you are so easy to watch/listen to. SUCH an elegant man. So thorough. Fabulous presentation!

[@annehope7961]

Thank you for this, the 3rd installment of a most wonderful series! Yay! DS voice is extraordinary and keeps me on the edge of my seat...

[@mariemchenry9539]

Wow! Superbly done. And George Cavendish is played by David Oakes! He's one of my favorite actors!!

[@jjr1728]

Give me that dog 🐕

[@andrewhowarth7260]

A fantastic series on the King Henry 8th I've always been curious to know more about him 👍 I'm looking forward for more..

[@myvibe3893]

Thanks once again for your excellent understanding of this incredible era in history. Moving into the Elizabethan Era, Can you tell us about Dr.John Dee, Mr David Starkey ?

[@lonewolfie3333]

I love the re-tellings acted out - I feel like I’m getting all of the piping hot tea 🤣🤣🤣 Really gives it new life!

[@pbohearn]

This was an exceptional telling of the story that so many of us had heard so many times before we feel like we know everything about it. And yet he presented it it was such a unique perspectives details and insights that I loved it. What a man! Lol

[@huddlechannel2932]

You get the full context for why Catherine was repudiated. It wasn't just "lust". It was power politics. Charles effectively abandoned his aunt when he dealt in bad faith on the military campaigns.

[@user-cc6nb5th6x]

Mr. Starkey, you have hit it out of the park..your actors are fantastic.

[@SF-ru3lp]

I'm fairly sure that the verse from the Book of Leviticus refers to a man who might take his brother's wife while the brother is alive. G Ire

[@Droosmom1970]

Right😂 but just semantics to ol’ Henry

[@njgrandma3519]

The most thrilling historical series ever!

[@marlenecheek9585]

I so admire David Starkey.

[@jjr1728]

Me too

[@kitharrison8799]

Starkey dropping some fire with the script, well done for getting it past the editors.

[@susanhudek2458]

Wonderful series…huge fan of David. I purchased his Monarchy series and have watched it at least 3x’s.

[@haimpaz5417]

Dear Mr. Starkey. I wonder why it is that in no book that I ever read about Henry's divorce I have never saw mentioned that in the book of Deuteronomy 25 5-6 a man is obligated to marry is brother's widow if is brother dies childless; so there was not any reason to annull the marriage since it fulfills the above mentioned law.

[@januarysson5633]

I believe that was pointed out by Catherine’s lawyers.

[@5kehhn]

"Rightly divide the Word."

[@maryearll3359]

Haim Pax .... the problem was that the book of Leviticus said it was a sin to marry his brothers wife with the union being rendered childless if a man did so. BIG problem..... Henry wanted an heir ( preferably male ) but bigger than that, he HAD to have Anne Boleyn who had bewitched him and teased and flirted with him for years and had promised him the son he craved. That's why he a) split from Rome and founded the Protestant Church of England so they could marry b) why he had to rid himself of Catherine - it is said they were very happy in their 20 year long marriage which may be why she wasn't executed which would also bring the wrath of God more heavily on his head than beforehand. Hope this helps ...... a fascinating time in English history.

[@mahatmamartinus]

@@maryearll3359 no his question was and point was that Deuteronomy actually obliges the marriage to Catherine

[@maryearll3359]

@@mahatmamartinus I knew exactly what Haim Pax meant, I was simply explaining how Leviticus said the opposite ans why Henry went with Leviticus. I'm not stupid so do think before you write. I did.

[@claudermiller]

Even his cod-piece was robust! 😆

[@janicebillington1640]

A pity he couldn't fill it.

[@pattierotondo1108]

More bragging by a person who saw himself as larger than life.

[@bluedeskfan2754]

Great programmes. The whole production is masterful. Essential viewing

[@leonbeaufort7660]

Henrys Armour can be viewed at the Royal Armouries in Leeds where I live. Quite surreal standing in front of it. Much smaller than I expected. However it was made before he became bloated after the jousting accident.

[@pattierotondo1108]

The armor that resides in the Tower is a LOT bigger! I saw the armor at Leeds many years ago and also at the Tower. It is amazing how much larger he got.

[@dr-ng8te]

Ravaged by diabetes ???

[@karengoldner4719]

These stories are fascinating, but I often think it seems their full preoccupation was constantly maintaining power, rather than trying to make the lives of the people they ruled better. The moral of these stories to me is always democracy, as messy as it is, is the only form of government that works for the people, not just the rulers.

[@dorym8045]

Looking for consistent historical accuracy in any Hollywood/Disney production is a vain exercise typically. 😂

[@sandranorman6451]

David Oakes also played the older brother of Ernst-who was married to Queen Victoria. He also played “The Borgia”pope’s younger son.

[@salicia4800]

I truly appreciate your interpretation of events in the court of Henry VIII. I take one exception , however, which I ask you to consider. Did women in Tudor England really exert so much power over the actions of kings as to manipulate Henry into doing something he was not hell bent and determined to do anyway? Anne Boleyn was no power broker. She was a tool. She was manipulated by her power seeking extended family into this amorous relationship with the king. It was they, not her who benefited. Could she have declined his affections? Really? Imagine her panic when she could not produce the sought after son. Women do not determine the gender of offspring as we all know. My heart goes out to Anne Boleyn. Henry was a monster!!

[@Apollo890]

Yes they did behind the scenes. It was the actions of two women: Lady Margaret Beaufort and Elizabeth of Woodville that enabled the Tudor family to Usurp the throne in the first place.

[@salicia4800]

@@Apollo890 I totally agree with your statement regarding Margaret Beaufort and Elizabeth Woodville. But Elizabeth was a queen, and Margaret Beaufort was a high ranking, wealthy woman in her own right. These were women accustomed to wielding power of a kind. Mary Boleyn was exploited by Henry at the behest of her father and uncle to wanted to curry favour with the king. Then Anne, who was betrothed to Henry Percy was forced to follow suit. These women did not decide who they were married to, their families did.

[@Apollo890]

You are correct in this as well but Anne had the option in consistently being able to refuse Henry as he was already married. Mary Boleyn was married as well but her husband dates not refuse the king not did her family for fear of losing favour.

[@annwilliams6438]

Oh course she didn’t have the option in those days! The same uncle also pushed another of his nieces, in front of Henry, and she had her head chopped off too! Women then married who their men folk told them to get married to! (And there was no ways Anne’s father was going against a KING.) What makes me sad about Anne though is that as she went higher up in Henry’s esteem and the two fought their way towards a marriage acknowledged by other monarchy, she got nastier (just like Henry - who of course led the way with how people around him were treated….) Basically Henry was hideous to Catherine, and the others around him felt they had permission (maybe even that they felt it was expected of them), to be just as spiteful. What a totally toxic environment it must have been. Horrible.

[@politecat4236]

I love Dr Starkeys voice as well as his storytelling and the history he brings to life. I sometimes fall asleep to his Monarchy series and the Monarchy audiobook on Audible narrated by him is fantastic for snoozing too also! On a cold wintry night to unwind I often turn to Dr Starkeys work. Wonderful! His Edward & Mary I and Elizabeth I series are also superb documentaries. Hours and hours of content!

[@douglas2437]

David Starkey is like Dan Carlin but more professionally qualified. Amazing, he really brings everything to life.

[@missysbloglife]

Thank you!!

[@Silva-je3bu]

This series is excellent! I’m learning so much more than I thought I knew. Fascinating! Thank you David!

[@deesmith8027]

Enjoy Prof David Starkey .He is a brilliant man & one of very best historians.DIANA

[@christinestudley3982]

Beautiful scenery! I wanted to jump in my tablet to visit ( out of sight of course) Thanks from a Tudor obsessed Yank! 👍🏼

[@JustineBrownsBookshelf]

Henry chose a verse from the Old Testament that suited him. But there’s another verse mentioned in the New Testament that contradicts it. Christianity superseded many of the Torah injunctions.

[@chrisredding6673]

Surely "taking your Brother's wife' would not apply if that brother had died, and you married his Widow?

[@user-cc6nb5th6x]

I love the actor playing Chapuys.

[@rare6499]

Amazing series thanks for sharing!!

[@benjaminweiner1541]

The actor playing Wolsey was also in the Tudors I believe. I think he played an advisor to Henry who met with the Duke of Cleves.

[@nickbarton3191]

Another part? Brilliant, thoroughly enjoying the series.

[@k.stacey7389]

I never got the Leviticus argument. Henry didn’t marry his brother’s wife, he married his brother’s widow. It’s two completely different things, each accounted for specifically in the Bible.

[@vickiewallace415]

LOVE THIS!!! THANKS

[@L0ND0NITE]

It’s fascinating to hear the details I never knew

[@gamewithadam7235]

Poor Henry. He just wanted to get that Percy... out of the way.

[@heatherward9431]

I believe if she had shown compassion to Catherine and her daughter and bit her tongue, and not made so many enemies then she may have survived the lack of a son and quietly produced one in the near future

[@ingerfaber3411]

Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely

[@susanrawson6318]

Brilliant

[@marciahill7016]

Love your stuff Davidxxxxxxx

[@dmisso42]

Brilliant series.

[@georgeorwell4534]

Thank you sir.

[@grunchlk]

1:30 hey, there's a finger missing :o (sorry, couldn't resist)

[@angelakyle4838]

Great series 👍

[@dvsdawl]

I wish scholars would stop saying Henry’s fall off his horse explained why he sent Anne to her death etc. Nope! He was a narcissist who only cared about getting a male heir and that behaviour was on full display as he, you know, started the Church of England and thumbed his nose at the POPE. As time went on, he became increasingly panicked and frustrated and couldn’t divorce Anne too.. he had no options..other than to throw some bogus accusations against her and get rid of her that way so he could start fresh yet again with someone else. I mean, he didn’t give Anne a chance to talk to him and defend herself against the accusations.. and married Jane 11 days later!! It was the clock ticking down.. and his obsession with an heir.. that caused him to be a tyrant.. not a fall. I think a lot of us some have dated men like him.. sooo “in love” until they’re not, and then you’re dead to them and they’re onto the next bright shiny woman.

[@hazelmarina]

I think the fall & the resulting disabilities did have a deep emotional impact on Henry and changed how he viewed himself. It was a sad realisation for him he wasnt the powerful invincible man he saw himself as in his role as king, due to him being a narcissist. So not to be seen as weak he beefed up the brutality.

[@tamiwatchesstuff]

I absolutely love some of the actor choices when they read these actual documents the real people they’re portraying once wrote. As always, another great documentary series by Dr Starkey. 👍🏼

[@tomservo75]

How was Henry VIII able to get away with all of this? I know this was before the Constitutional Monarchy but kings even then didn't have absolute power, they still had councils, still had Parliament. TO execute anyone who didn't agree with him has to be at least against Magna Carta. Weren't they entitled to a jury of their peers, or did Henry simply "own" the jury?

[@edithengel2284]

He was an absolute monarch; Parliament was still in the infancy of what it later became. Not to mention that the MPs and the council were probably scared to death of crossing him.

[@madelinesullivan2629]

One of our greatest living historians, bringing to life history like no other. I only wish it was Sir David Starkey how wonderful that would be, truly fitting. Enjoying these videos so very much.

[@jacquelinetaylor8683]

Bravo, superb. Just history from original sources

[@sandfly60]

I always felt he received a brain injury from that jousting accident, which could have had quite disastrous effects on his personality.

[@wednesdayschild3627]

I wonder if Henry saw Jane Seymour at that time too. Wolsey probably wished he sent Anne away. I think it was when Henry wanted Norris to marry the discarded Mary Shelton that they argued and brought about the downfall of the Boleyns.

[@katherinecollins4685]

Very interesting

[@ianhobbs4984]

There was never Legate or Cardinal who did good in England. How True.

[@michelslaura]

Did Ann's speech help Elizabeth , the only reason I think she made it ....

[@petekdemircioglu]

Isnt he the one who said NO I AM NOT BOWING DOWN TO YOUR POPE?

[@justme-tj3jt]

There is power in the word NO.

[@oobrocks]

I feel terrible for Anne 😢

[@dr-ng8te]

She should be in a better place... with a closing argument like that...🤔🧐🧐 She was fraudulent ly convicted...so she was nobility at it's finest...👍

[@oobrocks]

That’s not an argument; it’s a statement of love of humanity

[@dr-ng8te]

@@oobrocks so Anne made a very compelling closing argument,to the public,to ,all who heard,or would read her closing statement,at the end of her life...or should I say an argument against the...her husband... King ! Thanks for the opportunity to clarify ! Using my American English...I would suggest she was served an injustice...a crime against her person...her humanity!!!

[@oobrocks]

Her speech was amazing but a statement not an argument

[@dr-ng8te]

@@oobrocks so I would say her statement exceeds the power of of the laws of Grammer and syntax, exceed the English law's and speak s INTEGRITY beyond compare...so it becomes a spiritual statement that 99 percent of the world would not have the integrity,the intelligence to understand and it that way becomes more powerful than established laws of language...her womb,her feminine,her body,her own mother hood...her soul suspended for all eternity her husband control over her soul...I would suggest as An American Yank...she communicate Ed truth that remains far longer.. that her husband control and is great... example of natural law... natural born Leadership phenomenon...💪💪💪👍👍👍🧐🤔🧐

[@grumpyguts1967]

as good as david is at presenting, we should atleast give a nod to the a actors playing the roles, impressive.

[@annethomas9302]

Oh what power…

[@BenDover-tj8vf]

A great man , the real thing .

[@5kehhn]

Absolute power

[@politecat4236]

What is the music starting 16.00 minutes in the female singing?

[@claymor8241]

If only Catherine had had a son, we’d have ended up a catholic Spanish-speaking outpost of the Spanish empire, and good at football.

[@ej3016]

well thank goodness she didn’t - my Irish Scots English roots is crazy enough 🇨🇦🙏

[@pattierotondo1108]

Doubtful and many of the thousands of people that Henry murdered would have been spared, including John Fisher and Thomas More.

[@pinkknight9]

Eustace Chapuys the Tudor Marites.