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PREVIEW: Epochs #266 | The Life of Henry VIII: Part IV

Podcast: The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters
Published: Jun 7, 2026
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Summary

This week Beau continues his chat all about the English monarchy, focusing again on the middle reign of Henry VIII; the rise of Thomas Cromwell and Thomas Cranmer, the fall and disgrace of Thomas More and Bishop Fisher, the break with Rome, and the final ascendancy of Anne Boleyn to the throne.