The Hidden Life of Henry VIII's Fool (With Peter K. Andersson)

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

William Somer (or Will Summers), Henry VIII's fool, became known to history as a famous wit, the man who spoke truth to power and advocated for the common people. But in reality, the man's life was more nuanced, and far sadder. Dana speaks with historian Peter K. Andersson about his new book, FOOL: In Search of Henry VIII's Closest Man about the man who was arguably Henry VIII's longest-term relationship.

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0:00.0	Welcome back, too!
0:01.2	Happy New Year, sir!
0:03.0	Two pizzas.
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0:27.2	for full details, see Aldi.co.uk forward slash what?
0:30.1	Welcome to Noble Blood,
0:31.9	a production of iHeartRadio and Grim and Mild from Aaron Manky.
0:36.2	Listener discretion advised.
0:48.6	Hi, welcome to a new episode of Noble Blood.
0:51.5	I am talking today with Peter K. Anderson,
0:54.4	who is a senior lecturer in history at Orborough University in Sweden
0:59.4	and author of the new book,
1:01.2	Fool in Search of Henry VIII's closest man,
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