Henry VIII of England

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1. David Starkey's Music and Monarchy: Crown and Choir

Henry V and Henry VIII, kings who were also composers, and how they shaped British music.

2. Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer?: Episode 2

A look at how Henry VIII's art gives clues to what was going on inside his head.

3. Seven Ages of Britain: Age of Power

Spanning from Henry VIII's accession in 1509 to Shakespeare's Henry VIII 100 years later.

1. Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer?: Episode 1

Jonathan Foyle looks at the cultural artefacts created in King Henry VIII's name.

5. Michael Wood's Story of England: Henry VIII to the Industrial Revolution

Kibworth sees 17th century dissenters, an 18th century writer and knitting factories.