Henry VIII,the Reign
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 37 Years and 281 Days​

Table of Contents
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 ​Part 1
​A New King    

Henry Married to Brother’s Widow – Inheritance of His Father’s Council – Wars Avoided – Peace and Wealth in England 
   
Part 2
​Emergence of Wolsey    

Ambitious Servant of Papacy – Bishop Fox’s Protégé Takes England to War – Turmoil in Aquitaine – Pope Julius Dead – New Pope Leo X    

Part 3
New Papal Policy  
 
Victory over French and Scots – New Pope Calls for Peace – Marriage Arrangements for Mary and Charles – Wolsey’s French Friendship

Part 4
​Cardinal Archbishop of York Murdered

Archbishop of York Bainbridge Is an Obstacle – Bainbridge Murdered – Wolsey Becomes Archbishop of York – Mary’s Marriage to Charles Is Off –Mary Married to French King Instead – Heretic Hunne Hanged

Part 5
New Sovereigns in Christendom

Francis I Is New King of France – Charles V Is New King of Spain – Martin Luther’s Thesis – Wolsey de facto Ruler of England    

Part 6
​Wolsey’s Rise to Chief Arbiter of Christendom    

Wolsey Usurps the Pope’s Plans – Cardinal Arranges Treaty of London in 1518 – Wolsey Appoints Himself Christendom’s Papa    

Part 7
​Jeunesse Dorée    

Henry’s Hoorahs Humbled and Expelled from Court – Young Tudor King Chastised – Maximilian Dies – Henry VIII Becomes Father to a Son    

Part 8
​Election of a New Holy Roman Emperor    
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Charles is Elected Holy Roman Emperor – Expanded Habsburg Empire Encloses France – Strategic Importance of the English Channel – Field of the Cloth of Gold  
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Part 9
Wolsey’s Aspirations to the Papacy    
War Breaks Out in Northern and Southern Christendom – Henry’s Book against Luther Is Published – Wolsey Arbitrates – Double-Dealing in Bruges – Pope Leo X Dies – the Duke of Suffolk Invades France – Another New Pope  
 
Part 10
Wolsey's Failed Aspirations
Charles Thwarts the Cardinal’s Papal Aspirations so Wolsey Switches Sides    
Wolsey’s Secret Revenge – the Habsburgs Repudiated – Clandestine Courtship of the Valois – No English Invasion of France    

Part 11
​Calamity at Pavia    
Wolsey’s French Plans in Chaos – King Francis Captured and Sent to Spain – Henry VIII’s Excitement at Invading France with Charles    

Part 12
​Mythical Amicable Grant    
Charles Is Savvy to Wolsey’s Duplicity – Wat a Riot – Charles and Wolsey Trade Insults – Time to Turn Henry French  
 
Part 13
​Henry VIII Grooms His Male Heir    
Henry VIII’s Son Begins Preparation for Kingship    

Part 14
​Wolsey Allies Henry to the French    
Treaty of the More – No Place for Catherine of Aragon in the New Order  
 
Part 15
​Francis Is Released from Captivity and Returns to France    
Negotiations for King Francis’s Release from Prison in Spain – His Sons Are Exchanged as Prisoners – Francis Breaches Release Contract – New Military Alliance Formed against Charles – League of Cognac  
 
Part 16
​ Rome Sacked
Pope Captured and Imprisoned – ‘Catherine, I Want a Divorce’, says Henry –Habsburgs Blamed for Rout in Rome  
 
Part 17
​ Wolsey Bids Anew for Papal Power    
The Mighty Cleric Leaves England with the Pomp of a Viceroy – Wolsey Calls on the Cardinals to Come to Him in Avignon – Charles Blames Wolsey for Henry’s Marital State    

Part 18
​ Anne de Boulogne    
The King Will Play while Wolsey Is Away –Henry Clandestinely Sends His Secretary to the Pope    

Part 19
​Chaos Reigns in Christendom    
Wolsey Seeks Powers to Try Divorce – Pope Escapes to Orvieto – Wolsey Declares War – Charles’s Attack on Wolsey – Uproar in England against the War  
 
Part 20
​Calm before a Storm    
Decretal Commission – Pope Rumoured Dead –  Cardinal Campeggio Arrives – Spanish Brief  
 
Part 21
​Wolsey’s Visit to Queen Catherine    
Catherine’s Tirade at Wolsey – Second Diet of Speyer – The First Protestants    

Part 22
​Divorce Trial    
The Trial Begins –  Francis Finished in Italy – Treaty of Barcelona –Divorce Trial Adjourned and Called to Rome – Wolsey and Brandon Clash – Gardiner Appointed Principal Secretary    

Part 23
​The Ladies Call Order    
The Ladies Emerge as Rulers of a United Christendom – Over powerful Papal Legate, Cardinal Wolsey Castrated in Parliament – Weak King – Darcy’s List    

Part 24
​Thomas Cranmer and Joseph of Arimathea    
Emergence of Thomas Cranmer – Christianity Was English before It Was Roman – Henry Head of the English Church – the Pope Has No Authority Here – First Reformation Parliament    

Part 25
​ Bull of Bologna    
Wolsey’s Deathbed Speech – Collectanea satis copiosa – Threat of Excommunication to King and Kingdom – Supreme Head of Church – Second Session of the Reformation Parliament – Praemunire and Pardon of the Clergy –Third Parliament    

Part 26
​Anne de Boulogne Seeks French Help    
Henry and Francis Meet at Boulogne – Francis Promises Support for Henry’s Divorce from Catherine–Anne de Boulogne Married to Henry    

Part 27
​Anne Is Pregnant    
Fourth Reformation Parliament – Thomas Cromwell Legislates – Francis Betrays Henry – It’s a Girl    

Part 28
​The Betrothal of Baby Princess Elizabeth Flounders    
Many Acts in Parliament – Valor Ecclesiasticus – Protestants Diverge – Friction with France – Anne Is Desperate for a French Marriage for Elizabeth – Another Power Struggle Begins – Anne Wants Cromwell’s Head Off    

Part 29
​The Royal Progress of 1535    
The Henry–Johnites    

Part 30
​Anglo-French Connection Severed    
Cromwell and Seymour Alliance – Anne Accused of Adultery and Executed – Alliance Sealed with New Wife Jane Seymour    

Part 31
​Rebellion    
Reforms Too Drastic for Anti-Clerical Darcy –in the North, the Seymour and Cromwell Regime Is Rejected– The Pilgrimage of Grace – Thousands Called to Arms to March on London –Government Promises Concessions – Rebels Return Home – Broken Pledges and Bloody Vengeance    

Part 32
​Evangelicals Strengthened by Rebellion Failure    
Work Begins on Book of Revised Doctrine – Unity Sought with Lutherans in Germany – Queen Jane Dies after Giving Birth    

Part 33
​Cromwell Seeks Anglo-German Confederation    
First of Larger Monasteries Dissolved – Henry Invites Lutherans to London but Is Largely Absent from Discussions – Cromwell’s Injunctions Issued – Evangelists in Ascendance    

Part 34
​Tunstall Called South    
King Seeks Help and Guidance from Bishop of Durham – Germans Frustrated with King’s Absence from Theological Discussions – Tunstall Advocates Greek Orthodoxy – Germans Leave for Home – Gardiner Returns to Halt Cromwell’s Reformation    

Part 35
​Luther via Cleves    
Cromwell’s New Strategy via Cleves – Another Delegation Sent to Germany – Another Wife for Henry    

Part 36
​Six Articles Revitalise Conservative Faction    
Gardiner and Howard Fight Back – Cromwell Falls Ill – Act of Six Articles – Henry Writes Legislation in His Own Hand – Episcopal Resignations    

Part 37
​Cromwell Recovers from Whipping with Six Strings    
Cromwell Regains Health and Domination – Further Device Forts Built to Control Strait of Dover – Holbein Sent to Paint Cleves Sisters  
 
Part 38
​Cromwell’s Plans Bear Fruit  
Cranmer Is Surprised – a German Wife for Henry – Charles Departs Spain for Germany    

Part 39
​The Cleves Marriage Is a Calamity    
Henry Dislikes Anne of Cleves – the King Is Unhappy – Charles and Francis Unite against the Lutheran Threat    

Part 40
​Diplomatic Incident: Handbags in Paris    
Wyatt and Bonner Antagonise Charles and Francis – Cromwell’s Efforts to Split Them Are Failing  
 
Part 41
​Norfolk Meets with Francis and Marguerite    
Thomas Howard Seizes the Opportunity to Attack – Howard Leaves for France in Secret – King Francis and Marguerite d’Angoulême Support Howard against Cromwell and the Germans – Gardiner’s Dual Attack on Cromwell’s Adherents in England    

Part 42
​Norfolk Is Back and Tells Henry What’s What    
Henry Bourcheir Dead from a Broken Neck in Fall – Norfolk Has Henry’s Ear and Intends to Break Cromwell – Cromwell Accedes to Bourchier’s Earldom – Cromwell Executed – Wife Four Divorced – Marries Wife Five  
 
Part 43
​Privy Council, Culpeper, Progress and Execution    
The End of First Minister Control – Power Transferred to the Privy Council – Adultery Up North – Another Broken Marriage – Execution of Catherine Howard    

Part 44
​Henry Recovers from Catherine’s Unrequited Love    
Cuckolded Henry’s Poor Health and Dire Spirits – Henry Aspires to Prove Himself in Battle – Tudor Bravado  
 
Part 45
​ French Queen of Scotland Pregnant Again    
New Threat from Scotland – Mary Queen of Scots Born – Seymour Brothers Act to Secure Their Future    

Part 46
​Baby Mary Queen of Scots    
Threat of French Husband for Mary Queen of Scots – Seymour’s Plan to Betroth her to Prince Edward Instead – Subjugation of Scotland    

Part 47
​Thomas Seymour and Katherine Parr    
Pimp Seymour Secures Katherine Parr as Henry’s Next Wife – Matrimonial Alliance for the Evangelists  
 
Part 48
​Treaty of Greenwich    
Treaty with Scots – Scheme to Unite England and Scotland    

Part 49
​Henry Is Married to Katherine Parr – Invasion of France    
Sixth Wife for Henry VIII – Mary and Elizabeth Restored to the Succession – Invasion of France –Seymour’s Scheme for Scotland Rejected  
 
Part 50
​Henry’s War Foiled    
Henry Ignores Pleas to Stay in England – New Queen Is Regent in Henry’s Absence – King’s Chaos in France – Boulogne Taken    

Part 51
​Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and Boulogne    
French Naval Attack – Mary Rose Lost in the Solent – Death of Charles Brandon – the King Is Beguiled by Henry Howard’s War Efforts – Howard Replaced by Seymour – Peace Agreed – England to Retain Boulogne for Eight Years

Part 52
​Preparation for a New Reign    
Henry VIII’s Health Deteriorating – The End Is Nigh – Battle for Control of the Future Edward VI  
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Part 53
​Henry VIII’s Death, Will and Executors    
Dry Stamp – Gardiner Punched – Dudley Suspended from Council – Henry’s Wishes Ignored – Edward Seymour Confirmed as Lord Protector – Legacy    ​