Event Type: Branch

Takes Place: 1st October 2024

Time: 7 p.m.

Venue: Theatre 2, Roland Levinsky Building, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA

Description: Henry VIII did some extraordinary and shocking things, but why did he think they were the sort of things kings could or should do? This talk will look at the different models of kingship available to Henry and which of them he seemed to be following at different points in his reign. He knew some other kings: his father Henry VII, his ally Maximilian I, his rival Francis I. He read about others in English history: Henry V, Edward I, King Arthur. He studied others in the Bible, above all King David. But who did Henry VIII think he was?

How to book: The easiest approach is to book tickets online: plymouth.ac.uk/arts-institute Otherwise phone the Arts Institute Plymouth University T: 01752 585050 Or email - theartsinstitute@plymouth.ac.uk

Price: Free for national or local members of the Historical Association, and for University of Plymouth students. Visitor tickets: £6.00, concessions £4.00.

Tel: 01503230106

Email: a.cousins345@btinternet.com

Website: www.ha-plymouth.org.uk

Organiser: Alan H. Cousins

Lecturer: Professor Steven Gunn, Merton College, Oxford

Region: South-West England

Branch: Plymouth