In this eighth segment, containing 30 Parts, Bob and Vinnie will specifically discuss:
• The Young Henry the Eighth;
• Henry the Eighth as a Ruling Monarch;
• The Environment of England under Henry the Eighth;
• Henry the Eighth’s early life;
• Becoming heir to the throne, and marriage prospects;
• The Birth of a son, and then tragedy;
• King Henry and His Extra Marital Affairs;
• King Henry and His Lack of Moral Guideposts;
• The King’s Brutality;
• The Timeline of King Henry;
• King Henry and His Chief Ministers;
o Thomas Wolsey;
o Thomas More;
o Thomas Cromwell;
o Thomas Howard;
• The Queen Develops Menopause;
• The King’s Obsession with Dynasty and Producing an Heir;
• The Saga of Anne Boleyn;
• Henry the Eighth Pursues Foreign Policy;
• Henry the Eighth and Religion;
• King Henry and Excommunication;
• The Great Schism;
• Religion as Power not Ideology;
• Henry finally gets his Annulment;
• King Henry grows Disenchanted with Anne Boleyn;
• The Rise of Jane Seymour;
• The Loss of Jane, and the King’s Depression;
• Thomas Cromwell Earns the King’s Disfavor;
• Another Wife Along with Transformation and Rebellion;
• Consolidating power, and Another Wife Yet Again;
• A Calming of the Waters of State, and a final wife;
• An uncontrolled series of executions;
• Catherine’s intercession and influence; and
• Lastly, The End of King Henry the Eighth.
(Duration: 2 Hours and 30 Minutes)