Chapter 200- “She has raised a fire…” (1528-1534)
This week we examine the tale of Elizabeth Barton- holy woman, prophetess, political demagogue and the figure who openly defied Henry VIII over his desire to marry Anne Boleyn. But her story is one wh...
27 Maj 57min
Chapter 199- “Long live the Conqueror” (Reformation 2/2) (1531-1534)
The complex and convoluted tale of Henry VIII’s break with Rome continues as the myriad passions of the King run headlong into his own doubt, a sudden need for international travel, the issues caused ...
20 Maj 50min
Chapter 198- “…The Devil should have right” (Reformation 1/2) (1529-1531)
Surprisingly, the forces that drove the most dramatic changes in England, were born, cultivated and found expression within London. The Story reaches a moment of grand political crisis- Chancellors f...
14 Maj 49min
Chapter 197- The Great Matter (1527-1529)
A episode that explores one thing above all else- the rather soap opera type melodrama of Henry VIII seeking to end his marriage to Catherine of Aragon; but while this story dominates domestic and to ...
6 Maj 54min
Chapter 196- ‘Strange Devices of Masks’ (1524-1527)
The mid-1520’s was an era where London was witnessing events both strange and tumultuous; Thomas More was leading armed raids into the homes of German merchants; the war with the Holy Roman Empire aga...
29 Apr 55min
Chapter 195- The Still Christmas (1521-1524)
The early part of the 1520’s was filled with many tales; royal bestsellers provoking a flame war in print; royal visits that saw new bridges built over the Fleet River; scandalous and brutal murders i...
22 Apr 53min
Chapter 194- Troynovant & Amaurotum (1517-1521)
The story re-focuses itself on the city over the next few years; quiet ones in the chronicle of the place, and yet ideal to look over London and its sense of place. By the end of this decade it was t...
15 Apr 53min
Chapter 193- The Dance of Evil May Day (II: Pugna Pro Patria) (1517)
On April 30th, 1517 a meeting between an Italian diplomat and the King of England takes place in Richmond Palace. This starts a sequence of events that sees London that night suddenly plunged into a ...
8 Apr 58min
