20. Henry VIII

The Kings and Queens podcast

Henry VIII (1509-47) was described by historian Simon Jenkins as the ‘Hercules of English history – part tyrant, part polymath, part renaissance prince, who tore up the Plantagenet rulebook’. He was a prolific builder of English monarchy giving the nation a new identity, free from the shackles of Rome. His impact on religion, on government and on society was unprecedented, leaving a significant imprint on 21st century Britain. His countless iniquitous deeds, his disastrous marriages and the gratuitous purges of his foes and friends alike have done more to amalgamate his greatness than to tarnish is colossal legacy.

CHARACTERS
Henry VIII – King of England
Catherine of Aragon – Queen of England
Anne Boleyn – Queen of England
Jane Seymour – Queen of England
Anne of Cleves – Queen of England
Catherine Howard – Queen of England
Catherine Parr – Queen of England
Henry VII – King of England (1485-1509), father of Henry VIII
Elizabeth of York – Queen of England, mother of Henry VIII
Prince Arthur – eldest son of Henry VII
Mary - Queen of France, daughter of Henry VII
Margaret Tudor – daughter of Henry VII, Queen of Scotland, wife of James IV
Princess Mary – daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
Princess Elizabeth – daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
Prince Edward – son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour

Thomas Wolsey – Lord Chancellor
Thomas More – Lord Chancellor
Thomas Cromwell – Chancellor of the Exchequer
Thomas Cranmer – Archbishop of Canterbury
Thomas Howard, duke of Norfolk – nobleman and uncle of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard
Anthony Denny – Groom of the stool to Henry VIII
Edmund Dudley and Richard Empson – financial agents of Henry VII

Martin Luther – leading figure of the Protestant Reformation
William Tyndale - leading figure of the Protestant Reformation
Robert Aske – lawyer and leader of the Pilgrimage of Grace
Margaret Pole – daughter of George, duke of Clarence

Elizabeth Blount – mistress of Henry VIII
Henry FitzRoy – illegitimate son of Henry VIII and Elizabeth Blount
Mary Boleyn – mistress of Henry VIII and sister of Anne
Thomas Culpeper – courtier of Henry VIII and associate of Catherine Howard
Francis Dereham - courtier and associate of Catherine Howard
Ferdinand II of Aragon – King of Aragon and Castile
Charles V – Holy Roman Emperor
Louis XII - King of France
Francis I – King of France
James IV – King of Scotland
James V – King of Scotland

Simon Jenkins – Historian
Thomas Wyatt – contemporary politician
Lord Mountjoy – contemporary

Characters referenced from the past

Edward III, King of England (1327-77)
Henry V, King of England (1413-22)
Edward IV, King of England (1461-70, 71-83)
George, duke of Clarence – brother of Edward IV
Thomas Becket – Archbishop of Canterbury under Henry II

CREDITS

John Dowland - The King of Denmark’s galliard
Tu es Petrus – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Roxis boy – chain rattling
hinzebeat – plate with cutlery
kyles – window small trailer rv glass smash with an axe debris fall metal grill
bulbastre – wooden boat row water
arthni – clothing rustle
sagetyrtle – distant cheer
inspector – fireworks distant b
bockelsound – glas weinglas einschenken trinken abstellen
craigsmith – r09-12 wooden thuds and slams
1skyland – walking on grass
soundmary – wild horses running
danmitch3ll – distant horns
jergonda – hangmans rope
black snow – sword slice 5
ensasz – wooden door smash open
Jordishaw – stabbing sound
Tim Kahn - footsteps