British History Podcast
British History Podcast
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Join your host, Philippa Lacey Brewell, for historian interviews and deep dives into stories, events and people in British History.philippab.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The show focuses on various themes within British history, including influential figures, revolutions, conflicts, and notable artifacts. Topics range from the tumultuous events of the Anarchy involving King Stephen and Empress Matilda to the mysteries surrounding Anne Boleyn and the implications of the Peasant’s Revolt of 1381. Specific episodes include in-depth discussions about Queen James I and his supporters, and explorations of physical sites like Hever Castle and Fountains Abbey.
Join your host, Philippa Lacey, for historian interviews and deep dives into stories, events and people in British History.
You can find Philippa writing about history and travelling historical locations at philippab.substack.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In England in 1536, a number of small monasteries were dissolved, their assets removed to the Head of the Church in England, which was now Henry VIII, and the people either pensioned off or sent on to find places at one of the hundreds of monastic institutions remaining across the country.
The large scale survey commissioned by the king, know as the Valor Ecclesiasticus, was a wide ranging and deeply thorough record of church assets, which covered the majority of the country and, critically, the population. It is far more detailed than its earlier, and more famous, sister survey the ‘Domesday Book’ and it reveals in incredible detail the lives of ordinary people and the landscape you would have seen if you lived at this time.
In this interview we also learn that a total, full scale dissolution of all monasteries in England and Wales was not the plan, how passive resistance was strong and tells us a lot about Henry VIII’s actual power, and how women were uniquely affected by the closures.
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Professor James Clark is one of THE leading authorities on the dissolution of the monasteries and drops truth bombs which will make you have to reevaluate everything you think you know about Henry VIII’s plans, and even the man himself.
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