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Thomas More was the key counselor of King Henry VIII of England, who was tried for treason and beheaded in 1535. He is remembered for his 1516 book Utopia. Learn more at Biography.com. 
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Richard Rex on Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell and Wolf Hall.
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Tracy Borman asks how involved Cromwell was in Anne Boleyn's downfall. She provides a convincing explanation of the events that led to Anne’s death.
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'In researching my biography of Henry VIII’s chief minister, I had to set aside both the traditional view that he was one of history’s greatest villains and the arguably more compelling version provided by Hilary Mantel.'
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Desperate to secure his borders, Henry VIII tries to secure a marriage between Mary and his own infant son, Edward. Fearing an English takeover, the Scots nobles resist. Henry invades and sacks Scotland in his search for Mary. Video: A history of Scotland: Project Britain.
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A sequence of films on the Scottish Reformation covering 1547-1603.
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Biography of Cardinal Reginald Pole, the Pope's legate during King Henry VIII's 'Great Matter', who incurred the wrath of Thomas Cromwell.
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Biography of William Paget, Tudor secretary of state and Lord Privy Seal.
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Made as part of HISTORY's Henry Week which featured the premieres of two new shows: Inside The Body of Henry VIII; and Inside The World of Henry VIII. Furthe...
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A brief introduction to life at the Tudor Court
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Suzannah Lipscombe on Charles Brandon, Duke Of Suffolk.
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Tudor historian Tracy Borman discusses the career of Thomas Cromwell.
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Quite a good blog on Tudor Rebellions. (The exam advice is not much use for those doing source questions.)
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Covers a variety of rebellious themes throughout the Tudor period
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Edward VI's memorandum for the Council meeting which dealt with his uncle's fate: 'The matter for the duke of Somerset and his confederates to be considered as appertaineth to our surety and quietness of our realm, that by their punishment and execution according to the laws, example may be showed to others.'
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A useful page of notes on the Duke of Northumberland from Johann Sommerville of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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The title page of the Great Bible of 1539, sponsored by Thomas Cromwell.
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When it comes to pinning down Anne Boleyn’s religious beliefs, the major point of contention is reconciling the image of a sexpot with that…
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Luke Boneham's blog on the historiography of Anne Boleyn's religious beliefs.
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Although a work of fiction, Hilary Mantel’s book Wolf Hall is steeped in well-researched fact which is supported by documentary evidence.
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Some documents from the National Archives, linked here with the television adaptation of Wolf Hall.
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'Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Henry VIII and the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Was Henry’s decision to destroy monastic culture in this country a tyrannical act of grand larceny or the pious destruction of a corrupt institution? ... These were the monasteries, suddenly and for many shockingly, destroyed during the reign of Henry VIII.The conflict was played out with a mix of violence, heroism, political manoeuvring and genuine theological disputation. But what was lost in terms of architecture, painting, treasure and in the religious habits of the monasteries themselves and of the common people who lived with them?With Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford University; Diane Purkiss, Fellow and Tutor at Keble College, Oxford; George Bernard, Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Southampton.'
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Biography of Bishop Stephen Gardiner, advisor to King Henry VIII, Lord Chancellor to Queen Mary.
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Last week I was interviewed on local radio about my role as a historical adviser on the TV adaptation of Wolf Hall. I was trailed as a 'historical accuracy expert'. Now, in the context of media reports about Wolf Hall, that doesn't surprise me. Much of the publicity has emphasised the detailed research that informed the production. But…
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Some thoughts by Catherine Fletcher, historical adviser on the television adaptation of Wolf Hall.
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Discover how Henry VIII's tapestries looked when he first set eyes on them over 500 years ago. This is a film of the award-winning tapestry recolouration pro... Via International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
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A video of the tapestries from Hampton Court Palace
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Catherine Brandon was the fourth wife of Charles Brandon
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The Beaney's newly acquired portrait of Susan Bertie (born 1554), daughter of Catherine Brandon and Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk.
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The travel writer Colin Thubron once told me that to understand a country and its people he first asks, ‘What do they believe?’ This is also a good place to…
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Once ignored by historians; now everyone's got an angle. Here's a brief review of Tracy Borman's new biography.
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It makes my heart die,” wrote Katherine Howard, the teenage fifth wife of King Henry VIII, “that I cannot always be in your company”, before signing herself off:
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'You might well be wondering if there can be anything new left to say about any of Henry VIII’s six wives. But the truth is that each new generation reads the old sources in new ways, and Katherine Howard is the queen whose image gets the most radical overhaul of all in our particular re-telling of their stories, Six Wives with Lucy Worsley,which ends tomorrow night on BBC One.'
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A useful page of notes on the Duke of Somerset from Johann Sommerville of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Edward VI's 'Devise for the Succession'. The dying King's attempt to keep his Catholic half-sister from the throne.
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A brief introduction to Thomas More. More Man for All Seasons; less Guy.