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Gone Medieval

The Rise of Henry VII

Gone Medieval

History Hit

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4.52.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Henry VII has been an unbudging figure in British history since taking the throne in 1485. Nathen Amin has been researching this king, and here, in conversation with Matt Lewis, he explores Henry VII's rise to power, how it was shaped by his personality and how it has since been portrayed. Nathen is an author and researcher from Carmarthenshire, West Wales, who focuses on the 15th Century and the reign of Henry VII. His fourth book is 'Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders; Simnel, Warbeck and Warwick.'

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1:37.7

Welcome to Gone Medieval, the podcast from history hit, devoted to the Middle Ages.

1:41.8

I'm Matt Lewis and today I'm delighted to be joined by Nathan Amin, historian and author

1:46.6

of the House of Beaufort, Tudor Wales, York Pubs and the forthcoming Henry VII and the

1:52.0

Tudor Pretenders, Symbol, Warbeck and Warwick, the first single volume to examine the threats

1:57.6

to Henry VII's throne that rounded off the 15th century. Keep an eye out for part two,

2:03.9

coming very soon, but in the first part, we're going to take a close look at the rise

2:08.4

of Henry Tudor. So thank you very much for joining me, Nathan.

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