Contents
Henry VIII, the Reign
A New Look
37 Years and 281 Days
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
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