# PREVIEW: Epochs #271 | The Life of Henry VIII: Part VII

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Published: 2026-07-12T12:00:10+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1071

## Resource

This week Beau concludes his chat all about the reign of Henry VIII; recapping the fall of Thomas Cromwell, the Anne of Cleves debacle, then the even more disastrous Catherine Howard debacle, and Henry’s final years with Catherine Parr and his ongoing troubles with both Scotland, France and Rome.

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