Henry, King Of Kings

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Henry As Renaissance Prince

20090420

20100405 (R3)

Lucy Wooding, Lecturer in Early Modern History at King's College London, looks behind the trappings of power which Henry VIII exhibited in the splendour of his court, his vast building projects, his banquets and his jewels, and finds a man who felt his claim on the throne was tenuous and whose outward display hid these fears.

Presenter: Lucy Wooding

Producers: Neil Rosser

A LADBROKE RADIO PRODUCTION for BBC RADIO 3 (repeat).

Lucy Wooding goes behind Henry VIII's grand image, revealing fears about losing the throne

Henry Tudor And God

20090421

20100406 (R3)

Presenter: Lucy Wooding

Producers: Neil Rosser

A LADBROKE RADIO PRODUCTION for BBC RADIO 3 (repeat).

Prof Peter Marshall examines Henry VIII's fickle and fragile relationship with God.

Henry The Man O' War

20090422

20100407 (R3)

Geoffrey Moorhouse, travel writer and historian, explores one of Henry VIII's lesser known achievements, the successful 'man of war', who increased his country's sea defences and effectively founded the Royal Navy.

Presenter: Geoffrey Moorhouse

Producers: Neil Rosser

A LADBROKE RADIO PRODUCTION for BBC RADIO 3 (repeat).

Geoffrey Moorhouse examines some of the achievements that resulted from Henry's warfare.

Henry Viii And Drama

20090423

20100408 (R3)

Dr Tom Betteridge, Reader in Early Modern English Literature at Oxford Brookes University, considers how Henry VIII provoked different responses from writers and commentators during his reign, dealing through their chosen metaphors with the issues of kingship.

Presenter: Dr Tom Betteridge

Producers: Neil Rosser

A LADBROKE RADIO PRODUCTION for BBC RADIO 3 (repeat).

Dr Tom Betteridge examines the various depictions of Henry VIII in stage plays.

05 LAST

Henry - 1536

20090424

20100409 (R3)

Suzannah Lipscomb, Research Curator at Hampton Court Palace, focuses on one pivotal year in Henry's life - 1536. It was a year of betrayal and injury, from a serious wound in a joust which influenced his health for the rest of his life, to the execution of Anne Boleyn for adultery, following her miscarriage and the death of the longed for male heir. Henry ended the year a different and more dangerous man than he had begun it.

Presenter: Suzannah Lipscomb

Producers: Neil Rosser

A LADBROKE RADIO PRODUCTION for BBC RADIO 3 (repeat).

Suzannah Lipscomb on what happened to make the public see Henry as a tyrant.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	Henry As Renaissance Prince	20090420	20100405 (R3)	Lucy Wooding, Lecturer in Early Modern History at King's College London, looks behind the trappings of power which Henry VIII exhibited in the splendour of his court, his vast building projects, his banquets and his jewels, and finds a man who felt his claim on the throne was tenuous and whose outward display hid these fears. Presenter: Lucy Wooding Producers: Neil Rosser A LADBROKE RADIO PRODUCTION for BBC RADIO 3 (repeat). Lucy Wooding goes behind Henry VIII's grand image, revealing fears about losing the throne
02	Henry Tudor And God	20090421	20100406 (R3)	Lucy Wooding, Lecturer in Early Modern History at King's College London, looks behind the trappings of power which Henry VIII exhibited in the splendour of his court, his vast building projects, his banquets and his jewels, and finds a man who felt his claim on the throne was tenuous and whose outward display hid these fears. Presenter: Lucy Wooding Producers: Neil Rosser A LADBROKE RADIO PRODUCTION for BBC RADIO 3 (repeat). Prof Peter Marshall examines Henry VIII's fickle and fragile relationship with God.
03	Henry The Man O' War	20090422	20100407 (R3)	Geoffrey Moorhouse, travel writer and historian, explores one of Henry VIII's lesser known achievements, the successful 'man of war', who increased his country's sea defences and effectively founded the Royal Navy. Presenter: Geoffrey Moorhouse Producers: Neil Rosser A LADBROKE RADIO PRODUCTION for BBC RADIO 3 (repeat). Geoffrey Moorhouse examines some of the achievements that resulted from Henry's warfare.
04	Henry Viii And Drama	20090423	20100408 (R3)	Dr Tom Betteridge, Reader in Early Modern English Literature at Oxford Brookes University, considers how Henry VIII provoked different responses from writers and commentators during his reign, dealing through their chosen metaphors with the issues of kingship. Presenter: Dr Tom Betteridge Producers: Neil Rosser A LADBROKE RADIO PRODUCTION for BBC RADIO 3 (repeat). Dr Tom Betteridge examines the various depictions of Henry VIII in stage plays.
05 LAST	Henry - 1536	20090424	20100409 (R3)	Suzannah Lipscomb, Research Curator at Hampton Court Palace, focuses on one pivotal year in Henry's life - 1536. It was a year of betrayal and injury, from a serious wound in a joust which influenced his health for the rest of his life, to the execution of Anne Boleyn for adultery, following her miscarriage and the death of the longed for male heir. Henry ended the year a different and more dangerous man than he had begun it. Presenter: Suzannah Lipscomb Producers: Neil Rosser A LADBROKE RADIO PRODUCTION for BBC RADIO 3 (repeat). Suzannah Lipscomb on what happened to make the public see Henry as a tyrant.