Henry VIII was brought up as a devout Catholic ... was in favour of some church reform. The break with Rome opened the door for Protestantism to grow in the country. This period is known as ...

Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Alice Smith, the producer and audio editor is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff. All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.

Henry was the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York ... A far reaching consequence of the lengthy negotiations for his divorce from Katherine of Aragon led to his break with Rome, leading to ...

tells the infamous story of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s tumultuous marriage, and Henry’s break from the Catholic Church as he names himself the Supreme Head of the Church in England.

Historian Helen Geake said he appeared to have been particularly harsh towards people he saw as heretics in a way that "turns ...

The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art said Hans Holbein’s Portrait of Henry VIII (1540) is currently on display. The portrait is on special loan from Rome. It came from the Gallerie Nazionali di ...