Event: Reformation
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A history of Britain (6): Burning convictions
Whatever did happen to catholic England? This is the question Simon Schama tries to answer in this 6th episode of the series A history of Britain. The story starts at the beginning of the 16th century, in an age when the catholic church reigned supreme in spiritual England. But the pope’s power didn’t stop there.…
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A history of Britain (7): The body of the Queen
Her wedding band, Elizabeth was married to England for 45 years. Mary, Queen of Scots, was her lifetime Nemesis. The two women, their lives and their struggle for the crown of England, are the subject of the 7th episode of the A history of Britain-series. Elizabeth, the virgin-Queen, played and important role in the stabilization…