Tyrant King

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As we discussed last time, Henry VIII spent seven years trying to divorce Catherine of Aragon. It only took him another 7 years to rack up 4 more wives, so he definitely learned to get on with it. Join us this week for a tale of hypocrisy, beheadings, love, childbed fever and more! We trace Henry VIII’s journey from romantic reformist to a tyrant king who learns the swiftest way to get what he wants is the execution block. He didn’t turn into a tyrant overnight, but his journey through wives 2-5 got him there in the end. Just fair warning, 16th century executions were gruesome, y’all! As are our pronunciations this episode, sorry!

References:

The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Alison Weir

Henry VIII: The King And His Court, Alison Weir

Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII, David Starkey