BBC R3 Documentary - 'Henry - King of Kings'
Broadcast in The Essay slot
Produced by Neil Rosser
Broadcast April 2009
Coded from a digital source at 128/44.1

Henry VIII

1 of 5 Henry As Renaissance Prince. Lucy Wooding, Lecturer
in Early Modern History at King's College London, looks behind
the trappings of power which Henry VIII exhibited in the splendour
of his court, his vast building projects, his banquets and his
jewels, and finds a man who felt his claim on the throne was
tenuous and whose outward display hid these fears.

2 of 5 Henry Tudor and God. Peter Marshall, professor of
history at Warwick University, considers Henry Vlll 's relationship
with God; a relationship that led his country into political and
cultural revolution, leaving a legacy of discord and division.

3 of 5 Henry VIII and Drama. Dr Tom Betteridge, Reader in
Early Modern English Literature at Oxford Brookes University,
considers how Henry VIII provoked different responses from
writers and commentators during his reign, dealing through their
chosen metaphors with the issues of kingship.

4 of 5 Henry The Man Of War. Geoffrey Moorhouse explores one
of Henry VIII 's lesser-known achievements; his role as a successful
"man of war" who increased his country's sea defences and effectively
founded the Royal Navy.

5 of 5 Henry 1536. Suzannah Lipscomb , research curator at
Hampton Court Palace, focuses on 1536, a year that saw the death
of Henry VIII's only son and the execution of Anne Boleyn for adultery.
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There're are some interesting bits of music at the ends of some of
these files that I didn't have the heart to chop off.