Following the chaos of the Wars of the Roses, the reigns of Henry VII and VIII were autocratic and centralized to an unprecedented degree. This slim volume by the British historian and educator, Charles Moberly, provides many interesting details about the reigns of these two monarchs. But the author also offers a clear picture of the European context in which they acted: the Reformation struggle, the rivalry between the King Francis I and Emperor Charles V, the influence of the Popes, and the struggle for Italy. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)
Chapters
1 Ch. 1: The Growth of Despotism in Europe during the Fifteenth Century 28 min 2 Ch. 2: Henry of Richmond. Bosworth Field. The Coronation. The Sweating Sickness. 1485, 1486, Pt. 1 15 min 3 Ch. 2: Henry of Richmond. Bosworth Field. The Coronation. The Sweating Sickness. 1485, 1486, Pt. 2 14 min 4 Ch. 3: Lambert Simnel. The Bretagne War. 1486-1492 32 min 5 Ch. 4: Warbeck. Blackheath Field. 1492-1496 19 min 6 Ch. 5: Alliances against France. Death of Henry. 1497-1509 29 min 7 Ch. 6: Legislation for Ireland. English Laws of Henry VII. Foreign Trade. Maritime Discovery. 1485-1509 31 min 8 Ch. 7: The Revival of Classical Learning. 1390-1509, Pt. 1 26 min 9 Ch. 7: The Revival of Classical Learning. 1390-1509, Pt. 2 22 min 10 Ch. 8: The Peaceful Beginnings of the New Reign. 1509-1511 21 min 11 Ch. 9: The War of Tournay. 1511-1514 21 min 12 Ch. 10: Domestic Affairs after the Peace with France. 1515-1518 23 min 13 Ch. 11: The War of Pavia. 1515-1527, Pt. 1 21 min 14 Ch. 11: The War of Pavia. 1515-1527, Pt. 2 14 min 15 Ch. 12: The Early Reformation Abroad. The Divorce. Fall of Wolsey. 1521-1530, Pt. 1 24 min 16 Ch. 12: The Early Reformation Abroad. The Divorce. Fall of Wolsey. 1521-1530, Pt. 2 22 min 17 Ch. 13: More and Fisher. 1531-1535, Pt. 1 18 min 18 Ch. 13: More and Fisher. 1531-1535, Pt. 2 16 min 19 Ch. 14: The Dissolution of the Monasteries. The Pilgrimage of Grace. 1535-1538, Pt. 1 21 min 20 Ch. 14: The Dissolution of the Monasteries. The Pilgrimage of Grace. 1535-1538, Pt. 2 23 min 21 Ch. 15: The Yorkist Conspiracy. Anne of Cleves. Six Articles. The Fall of Cromwell. 1538-1539, Pt. 1 17 min 22 Ch. 15: The Yorkist Conspiracy. Anne of Cleves. Six Articles. The Fall of Cromwell. 1538-1539, Pt. 2 18 min 23 Ch. 16: Henry's Last French War.--Close and Results of the Reign. 1541, Pt. 1 22 min 24 Ch. 16: Henry's Last French War.--Close and Results of the Reign. 1541, Pt. 2 25 min
