# PREVIEW: Epochs #264 | The Life of Henry VIII - Part 2

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Podcast: [The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-podcast-of-the-lotus-eaters-1366212)
Published: 2026-05-24T12:00:21+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1203

## Resource

This week Beau continues his chat all about the English monarchy, focussing on the early and middle reign of Henry VIII; ‘The Field of the Cloth of Gold’, successes and reverses in European affairs, the increasing power and influence of Cardinal Wolsey, as well as Henry’s changing views on religion and Rome.

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