Jack Rackam's video: The King Who Broke the Church The Life Times of Henry VIII

Want a free trial for the Great Courses Plus? Go to http://ow.ly/mMZC30q0DX6 Special thanks to Annapantsu for voicing Annes Boleyn and Cleves! If you're a fan of Disney musicals, Broadway, and similar, do yourself a favor and listen to some of her music, her voice is phenomenal: https://www.youtube.com/user/shophiepants Footnotes: 00:00 - You're going to hear this song a lot this episode, and that's because it was written by Henry VIII 00:06 - Read: Probably never 00:23 - Sorry, no good place for the intro this episode. May be phasing that out in the future :( 00:38 - The name of that alternative is Eleanor of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I's granddaughter. She went on to marry the king of Portugal and then Francis I 1:53 - Technically the Field of Cloth of Gold was held in Calais, which, while on the continent and today part of France, was at the time considered part of England 3:01 - As much as we can look back on it as a silly proposition, Pope Clement's decision was partially based on the fact that he'd recently been taken prisoner by Charles V, who just so happened to be Catherine's uncle. Also did I mention he kidnapped the g*d d*mn Pope? 3:15 - He did! It's called Assertio Septem Sacramentorum (Defense of the Seven Sacraments) and earned him the title Defender of the Faith. A title he kept even after splitting with the Vatican and that has been passed down to every British monarch since. Sweet, sweet irony. 3:43 - For those curious, google the Glorious Revolution. History Matters (formerly Ten Minute History) has a good episode on it 4:07 - You may notice the voice disappears for this line. That's because it's in the middle of a paragraph in my script and I forgot to re-record it like I did the others and then I lost my voice. Polishing the audio for this episode was rough 5:08 - There's a legend that this was an early case of Instagram vs Reality, but considering the painter continued to work closely for Henry it's unlikely that this is the case 5:21 - To be clear, this isn't how he found out about her affair. There were a few twists and turns in that process. You can read about it online for more details or watch the TGCP course if video's more your speed 5:57 - i.e. the war where Henry VIII tried to get the infant Mary Queen of Scots to marry his five-year-old son, dubbed "The Rough Wooing". You named it this England, why would you name it this? 5:59 - Honest to God, there are so many Thomases and Mary's in Tudor England, this is worse than the Aethelstan episode. I feel so bad for anyone trying to study this time period in school, especially if they don't speak English 6:00 - Long story short, his regents fight over him, he dies young, tries to leave the kingdom to Jane Gray but Mary I doesn't let it happen Music: 0:00 New England Brass Band - Pastime with Good Company 0:23 Kevin Macleod - Hidden Past 0:28 Jethro Tull - Pastime with Good Company 5:18 Kevin Macleod - Oppressive Gloom 5:49 Kevin Macleod - Fuzzball Parade