Henry VIII's "Great Matter" was based on his obsession with getting a male heir. As Helene Harrison points out in her latest book, this involved more than his desire to marry Anne Boleyn. Helene joins us to discuss everything and everyone involved in the King's quest for an heir.

Helene Harrison
https://tudorblogger.com/
Now of Substack! https://tudorblogger.substack.com/
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Henry VIII's Quest for an Heir: The King's Great Matter
The Many Faces of Anne Boleyn: Interpreting Image and Perception
Tudor Executions
Elizabethan Rebellions

Carol Ann Lloyd
TEDx talk: 3 Leadership Secrets from Shakespeare
@shakeuphistory
https://carolannlloyd.com/
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https://bookshop.org/shop/carolann
The Tudors by Numbers
Courting the Virgin Queen

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