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Podcast: British History: Royals, Rebels, and Romantics
Episode: The Scandals that Shook Up Tudor England (episode 22)
Description: The Tudor dynasty was NOT your average dynasty. For one thing, the so-called “dynasty” lasted just three generations and 118 years. It started with a power grab. It saw a staggering number of executions. It thrust England into years of religious chaos. The wars in France fought over this period were expensive and ultimately disastrous. There were periods of crop failure, economic collapse, poverty, and hunger. The safety net of religious support was eliminated as the monasteries were dissolved and the funds recovered went to the crown.AND, it included two crowned Queens (first time in history!) and one...