A substantially long video for a substantially interesting character. However, based on the gravity of his reign, I still consider this video "Brief". Nevertheless, I don't foresee any video on this channel being longer than this one. I hope you all are well. Cheers!
I have read so much about Henry VIII and watched many documentaries but I still learned new aspects about his life from this video. Thank you for putting in so much effort and presenting the information in such a concise manner.
The most iconic king of England, but Henry VIII was no saint, and I don't praise him as one. By the time of his death in 1547, he was the one king of England who had killed more people than any other monarch before or since. Queen Elizabeth I On the other hand, ended up using the fleet that her father had created to defeat the Spanish armada in 1588, and ruled for much longer time than her father did. She also united the people a lot better than Henry VIII had done. In my personal opinion Elizabeth I of England succeeded as a leader where her father had failed. Great info! New subscriber here!
@@savagedarksider5934 he did not treat her much better than Mary if she was the one he wanted why did he declare illegitimate and take away her right to the throne and only reinstate her when Edward was born oh not to mention he hacked her mommy's head off when Elizabeth was only 2 on bogus charges she was not guilty of
The Duke of Norfolk used several of his nieces (Anne Boleyn, Mary Boleyn, & Katherine Howard) to gain favor with Henry VIII. He was just as big a villain as his sovereign...
Henry is believed to be personally responsible for the deaths of between seventy and one hundred thousand people. His victims included his aunty (horrifically butchered) and two of his wives. He destroyed his church, largely to get its property. It is said he had one of his cooks boiled alive. Perhaps he is rivalled in villainy ONLY by Stalin, Hitler, Mao and Pol Pot.
@@hyperactivehyperbole Well, if she did what was claimed. And it was common practice to marry (or let's be honest, - 'whore-out' daughters to bring factions or families greater prestige and power; but more importantly, to augment their wealth.
The two years between marriages to Arthur and Henry were horrific for Catherine. Her father (Ferdinand) refused to complete the dowry bestowed upon her marriage to Arthur. She lived in isolation and poverty, writing home to her parents that her clothes were threadbare and she and her ladies were literally starving. She wanted to return to Spain as a widow, but Henry VII held her hostage.
I feel the most sympathy for Catherine, because she gave 20 years of her life to this pathetic excuse of a man, and when someone younger, and more attractive, (debatable), came around as one of her ladies in waiting, he had no qualms about setting her aside like she was nothing. No wonder the women of the day favored this Queen so greatly over Anne Boleyn, who was considered to be a home wrecker.
@@queenie17.71 While I have not done research on this subject in a while (as such my statements may be incorrect) but I believe it was actually 5 years in between her marriages, while your number of 7 may come from the 7 year trial of Henry trying to divorce her and marry Anne Boleyn
He is perhaps the most famous English monarch. But he's a hard man to admire. All the social and religious upheaval he caused for purely personal objectives. And he has so much blood on his hands. For all intents and purposes, he was a tyrant.
He got us away from the evil political power that is Catholicism. The Vatican has the sexual age of consent at 12. Alter boys and priests live in the Vatican along with the world's biggest tyrant the pope. So whilst you maybe right as the religious upheaval you're talking about is the rebellion of the north which Henry overcame by the way, I for one am glad that England is no longer under the command of Rome. Catholicism is evil.
Obviously he was a psychopathic narcissistic paranoid Who would kill friend or foe at the drop of a hat not unlike like most of the Royals in Europe. Quite simply they were today’s equivalent of gangs they had the men they had the violence they had the money, anointed by God my hole !
Yes he didn't get the burial he was planning for himself. Just goes to show you what his "Subjects" thought of him also. He was a Cancer, they are moody, make great parents. But during Henry's time he pressure was out on him to produce an "Aire" .
Thank you so much for going more into detail about the political maneuvering that was taking place over Henry's relationships. Very few historians when they make You Tube documentaries, go into this aspect of Tudor history with such meticulous detail that you put into it.
Your series on the Kings of England have been so well done, with good research, very little overlooked, nice artwork, and n excellent narration, I could recommend it to any serious student of history. Very good solid work.
Fantastic work! I loved your choice paintings too and how you choose to cover information not typically talked about regarding Henry! I also never knew that about the terms of the original papal dispensation
Man I gotta say these videos are bloody brilliant! U are a fantastic narrator who really does know his stuff right down to the very small details! Thanks so much for making these vids and helping us to understand the past. Excellent 👌☺️
Thank you for an informative article on Henry the viii he's one of my favourite kings and I really liked the way you didn't go on and on about his wives which is what a lot of articles are about to make his reign more juicy yet he actually achieved a lot more than that Thank you again
This really is an excellent history. My family is genealogy mad and so many names from Tudor history appear in my family tree, as a direct ancestor, near relation, or a parent to a possible bastard child. It's very interesting having it all presented concisely in one place.
It has consistently amazed me how Henry is arguably the most famous English monarch and so synonymous with English royalty to this day; if one were to ask a sample of people with the most basic of a history education or people with no formal education but a passing familiarity with history, provided they knew something of English/ English & French/ Great British/ UK/ Commonwealth etc monarchs i.e. dating back to Saxon times, to name an English monarch, I think Henry VIII would be by far the most listed. What I find interesting is that it is from a wellspring of infamy, and little to nothing else, that affords him this notoriety. His accomplishments militarily were outweighed by his failures, as were those in his peacemaking or diplomatic efforts; he presided over very many executions, thousands, yet Mary who had a fraction of that number was left with the 'Bloody' moniker; he was if anything a cruel, murderous, tyrant, and yet he gets all the glory and attention and schoolkids can name his six wives yet know nothing of the English kings that, as this series has effectively shown, achieved feats worthy of praise and remembrance, that took skill, ingenuity, courage, or all three of these qualities and in many cases more besides, and yet their comparatively successful reigns are vastly overshadowed by that of Henry VIII. The one thing he did do though which ironically he does not get due credit for is the establishment of a church of his own country with the monarch, namely him, as the figurehead; the Church in Rome had done a good job of assuming the role of 'overseer' or 'ultimate authority' overall Christian kingdoms and their monarchs, when if one thinks about it, why should that be the case exactly? There is no such thing a Pope or anything along such lines in the Bible itself; kings are mentioned however, so the idea of an office superior to that of a divinely elected monarch - the prevailing idea at the time - makes little sense, and has no basis in scripture, kings should be free to rule their own kingdoms as they see fit, including the liturgical life of the people and the realm. So Henry was actually well within his rights to start, and rule, his own church in his own kingdom, from the very start, and Popes having power over monarchs in distant countries, which they never visited, but somehow retained supreme authority over all decisions there, is/ was an idea without any logical, or foundational, evidence or legitimacy.
Amazing! Someone else who types as much as myself! I would claim that Henry8 doesn't deserve any national credit for the split with the Catholic church. His motivations for such a split existed merely to serve his own ego maniacal purposes. It was purely coincidental that Luther was around the same time. If H8 had been 300 years earlier he likely would have made the same self proclamation as the leader of the English church. Either that or start a holy war by invading the Vatican! There is no sign whatsoever that he objected to the corruptions of the church which Martin Luther had been espousing. Indeed, H8 was very much against Luther initially and pro Catholic. Only when he wanted his divorce from Catharine of Arragon did he merely restrain his attacks on Luther and his following without any legitimate support for the cause. It is very likely that Luther's movement would have gained power faster under a more supportive ruler. I see H8 as an embarrassment to the monarchy. He reminds me a lot of Donald Trump except with far more unchecked power.
One of the best books to read is "Henry VIII" by Derek Wilson. It covers the political and religious climate of the times. Of course his wives were an important aspect of his reign, but this book is not focused on his lovers and scandals. There's plenty to read out there about the wives (fiction and non-fiction), but a great deal of it is pure conjecture.
I don’t know how you’re able to produce so much outstanding work so quickly. It’s always a treat to see that there’s a new episode up and I’m really loving the longer videos. When you’re finished with this series, are you planning to start a new one or are you stepping away from the channel? At any rate, congratulations on having such a good channel, I almost never make RU-vid comments but I’ve been enjoying your content since last autumn and wanted to let you know that your work is appreciated. 😊
Hello. I plan on continuing to make videos as long as I see fit. I have a few ideas on what I will move onto after this, but have not fully decided on them yet. Thank you for the kind words and I hope I can continue to make relevant content. Cheers!
I usually don’t leave comments but After this upload I had to. What an awesome channel. I was hooked after I watched the first video. I immediately subbed & binged all of your other videos and couldn’t wait for you to upload again. Love the channel & keep it up!!
Henry viii is definitely the most interesting character of the middle ages, and you have done a fantastic job in covering his life in such an enlightening manner. Really enjoying these videos man, keep it up!
Thank you so much for this new video. I have your notifications on, and I missed it since I was at work, but I’m so excited to sit down with a snack and watch. Your videos are always incredibly researched and very interesting, with new information I haven’t heard of being introduced. Please keep up the great work!
Once again I just want to congratulate you on some amazing work! I saw this got posted a few hours before I left work and it was perfect to wind down with afterward. Knowing who was coming, I was heavily anticipating this and you absolutely did not disappoint.
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All of the Tudor Monarchs were each singularly exceptional to be sure. This video is the best for it's scope I think I have heard thus far. There are excellent Tudor historians which I've read. My personal favorite might be Alison Wier; biographies of people and events so thorough, detailed and well researched, that it actually seems odd that she wasn't there herself; extensively quoted, footnoted, with an enormous Bibliography so the reader can research many primary sources for themselves. I like how she challenges other material and would pose questions or even disputes claims regarding many diverse events citing insufficient evidence and exposing obvious fabrications. I also like that she tours with the reader through so much more than military campaigns and Noble Ecclesiastics; allowing the reader to see food, fashions, Palace and Castle interiors and furnishings, - even talking about the different pets which were owned. Henry's Fool, - Will Sommers is also included, - and much more that makes your reading experience so much more intimate. I, for myself, want also to know how the 'common' man lived. History in my opinion is SO very much more than Aristocrats, advantageous marriage alliances among the Nobles and war statistics. History for me anyway, is so much more than Country politics and confinements to the Tower. Alison Wier is singularily attentive to all the little personal things and Cultural folkways that actually make the reader, not just an observer, but an actual witness to the domestic half of history. Besides, if I were to magically show-up somewhere on the English frontier somewhere in the sixteenth century, and I had a choice, - one of pomp, title, and position in the Court, or as an apprentice Blacksmith or Tavern-keeper in some village or hamlet, - I know where I'd be happiest. Yes I know of the potential hazards, but History for me means that window through which I can wtness ordinary people living and dreaming, working, laughing, crying and loving, just like me.
What is so good about this documentary was the international situation was covered because it provides context! What other great powers were thinking and doing was influential to Henry's real politik
Thank you for the next chapter. I've been checking YT every day in anticipation of this one. I fear by the time you make it to E II, she may have passed... I'm Canadian, so I think that might be a treasonous thing to type ;)
In a way, king Henry is lucky he was such a tyrant. If we didn’t know him the way we do, it would’ve been for how much of a failure he was as a king. He basically failed at everything he did and left his heirs nothing but debt. All the other monarchs seemed to think of him as an overgrown child and treated him as such.
The work that it takes to make these videos really pays off. Thanks for upöoading. Henry's cherry picking of the bible's (many) contradictions was so obviously biased, bc levirate marriage was actually the base for dispensations regarding royal marriages, such as his own.
Not an expert on Tudor history, but I'm wondering if Henry had Anne executed because he suspected that she had Catherine of Aragon poisoned. Hear me out...the Tudors were suspicious of poison in general. Anne had threatened to do this but the kicker is that, when Catherine died it was unclear to folks at the time what happened, and I think Henry had a "candlemaker" (catch all term) go there and preform an autopsy. See stuff on the "black heart." Henry said to Fitzhenry that he was lucky that Anne was dead because she would have poisoned him. Yeah, maybe that sounds like he may have been spouting off to cover himself from executing Anne, but you know he very well may have believed that Anne had Catherine poisoned. Just imagine for a moment how mad that would make him. But he played it cool? People assumed that when Henry got rid of Anne that she would go to a convent and were shocked when she got snipped. But think about it-even though Catherine dyeing was advantageous to the king, if anyone would have had her killed that would have made him unbelievably mad. In his deathbed and at other times, he let on that he knew the charge were trumped up obviously, everyone knew it. That's my theory on it anyway. No one will ever know for sure.
excellent insight your very educated in English history, fantastic listen and in some points jaw dropping information with a glass of wine and my pipe on the side. tyranny aside Henry was on many occasions betrayed which only lead to his paranoia playing a part in his thirst for beheadings as he was feeling surrounded by traitors.
I do believe that after his jousting accident he was not the same man. I think he likely was severely concussed and with the wound on his leg that turned into an abscess that never healed directly led to the more tyrannical part of his reign where you were in danger of losing your head if you even farted in his general direction.
Thanks for your work. Fascinating how paintings help support the assertion that so much of European political history is dominated by a few families’ history.
So as soon as Henry took the role as King he executed 2 men on false charges I did not see that comin (sarcasm) iI mean Look at the things he did to his own wives and daughters and especially a wife who was barely an adult Catherine Howard
Henry the Eighth was a lecher, was supremely self indulgent and autocratic and greedy. Destroying all those abbeys to loot them. Self appointed King of the Church of England. A reckless adventurer in France. Master of the chop. Likely a victim of syphilis. I only admire him because he was a falconer, for they are magnificent creatures
Hello! Yes I have been very busy lately, but hope to have the Edward VI video posted by the end of the week barring any unforseen circumstances. Cheers!
We brought Anna of Cleves to life. In a 3D movie, as an hologram and as an animated augmented reality model, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZmCxOIgMqnw.html, and we can do the same for all the other Tudors.
I went and checked it out. Nice job, that took some work! She’s my favorite wife, and doesn’t get much attention. Appreciate the research on this actually most successful wife. (Well, she lived lol, I guess successful depends on how you look at it. She didn’t put a child on the throne. But, she lived in honor and wealth, and amazingly for then, independence for the rest of her life.)
Henry broke the power of the church in England. He did his duty by marrying his brothers intended. She produced NO male heirs after 20 years. He had every right to see another wife as king. He then changed England in the sense that you inherited the crown male or not as long as they HIS blood
