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  • A scene from Henry VIII, with Lyn Harding (right) in the title role and Willette Kershaw as Anne Bullen.
    Henry VIII

    …over the king by accusing Thomas Cranmer, Henry’s loyal archbishop of Canterbury, of heresy. The king is no longer so easily manipulated, however, and Cranmer reveals to the plotters a ring he holds as a mark of the king’s favour. Henry further asks Cranmer to baptize his newborn daughter, and…

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    …over the king by accusing Thomas Cranmer, Henry’s loyal archbishop of Canterbury, of heresy. The king is no longer so easily manipulated, however, and Cranmer reveals to the plotters a ring he holds as a mark of the king’s favour. Henry further asks Cranmer to baptize his newborn daughter, and…

    Read More