1536 · The Year that Changed Henry VIII

One of the best-known figures of British history, collective memory of Henry

VIII presents us with the image of a corpulent, covetous, and cunning king

whose appetite for worldly goods met few parallels, whose wives met infamously

premature ends, and whose religion was ever political in intent. 1536 -

focusing on a pivotal year in the life of the King - reveals a fuller portrait

of this complex monarch, detailing the finer shades of humanity that have so

long been overlooked. We discover that in 1536 Henry met many failures -

physical, personal, and political - and emerged from them a revolutionary new

king who proceeded to transform a nation and reform a religion. A compelling

story, the effects of which are still with us today, 1536 shows what a

profound difference can be made merely by changing the heart of a king.