The English People at War in the Age of Henry VIII
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Kings and peoples
12 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture argues that engagement in war vitally shaped the relationship of Henry VIII's subjects with the king and with his immediate successors. T...
Killing and dying
12 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture asks what weapons people owned in Henry VIII's England and whether they knew how to use them, some of its evidence drawn from coroners' i...
Trade and tillage
12 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture examines war and the economy in Henry VIII's England: heavy taxation and disrupted trade threatened recession. But, arms traders, fortifi...
Noblemen and gentlemen
12 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture explores how military service related to the social power and self-image of lords and gentlemen in Henry VIII's England. While contempora...
Towns and villages
12 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture uses the records of hundreds of parishes and boroughs to see how communities coped with the pressures of war in Henry VIII's England. Th...
Wars and Rumours of Wars
12 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture introduces the series and asks how many people took part in war in Henry VIII's England and how far those not directly involved were awar...