Henry VIII's Reformation

Lucy Worsley investigates the inside story of the English Reformation. Was Henry VIII's desire to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn the real reason for England's split from Catholic Europe? Or was a secret political agenda at work behind the scenes?

Martin Luther, a monk, nailed a document on a church door attacking the Roman Catholic church, believing it to be corrupt. However, Luther had hundreds of volumes of writing detailing his life, but there was no mention of this famous act.

As six of Catherine of Aragon’s seven pregnancies ended in tragedy, Henry VIII's eye started to wander, looking for someone who could bear him a son. Then he met Anne Boleyn.