Henry VIII's Descent into Darkness

<p>He's known as one of history's most murderous kings, but was he always a monster? Or was he acting in ways expected of a king during his time.</p><br><p>Joining Anthony as special guest co-host is author and historian Gareth Russell, to explore the theories that support the latter.</p><br><p>Did the break from Rome set him off on a violent spiral? Did a fall from a horse in a jousting tournament really start his descent into darkness?! Or is there just no justifying what he did?</p><br><p>You can now watch After Dark on Youtube: <a href="youtube.com/@afterdarkhistoryhit"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/@afterdarkhistoryhit</a></p><br><p>Edited by Hannah Feodorov and Anna Brant. Produced by Stuart Beckwith.</p><br><p>For tickets to see Anthony and Maddy talking about her new book, Hoax, click here: <a href="conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event/hoax/"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event/hoax/</a&g… up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="historyhit.com/subscribe"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>;. </p><br><p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p><br><p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p><br><p>After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds & the Paranormal is a History Hit podcast.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards. Click to place your vote on the Spotify mobile app: open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa</p>;

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