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Chapter 188- Volo (‘I Will’) (1508-1509)

Chapter 188- Volo (‘I Will’) (1508-1509)

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The opening years of the reign of Henry VIII were quite paradoxical; for a king who would become known as a radical, a man who changed the nation so completely as he did, the first years of his reign represented something else- a return to more traditional ways of doing things. This week we examine why London would have felt that especially so, while also covering the first major policy decision of the young kings long reign- why he suddenly decided to marry Catherine of Aragon, when by all accounts he was under no obligation to do so.

Cover includes detail from ‘Portrait of Lady Margaret Beaufort’

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