Henry VIII

In 1509, at just seventeen years old, Henry VIII was crowned King of England. Over the next four decades, he would burn through six marriages, bankrupt the nation, and vandalise his country’s cultural heritage in his quest for supreme power.

But how did England’s most eligible bachelor degenerate into a bloated despot, and one of the worst husbands in history?

Was Henry simply a psychopath, or a complex man who dragged Britain from the Dark Ages into the modern era?

This is a biography of Henry VIII.

A Noiser podcast production. Hosted by Paul McGann.

Written by Jo Furniss. With thanks to Dr Tracy Borman, historian and author of Crown and Sceptre.

This episode was originally featured on Short History Of...

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