{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6467b7de03f4220011a934bd/6939a136a9d003889cfcd332?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"262. Stop Glorifying Henry VIII with Jackson Van Uden - Katherine of Aragon Festival Special 1","description":"<p>Henry VIII: beloved monarch or mass-murdering tyrant we refuse to confront?</p><p>Why do we glorify <strong>a king who executed 1% of England</strong> and displaced <strong>over 10,000 people</strong> for his own power? </p><p>It’s time to dismantle everything you <em>thought</em> you knew about Henry VIII.</p><p>Historian and educator <strong>Jackson Van Uden</strong> joins History Rage to expose the real Tudor ruler: a man his own contemporaries labelled a <strong>tyrant</strong>, not the charming Christmas-bauble king of Hampton Court gift shops. Henry didn’t just kill wives — he destroyed lives, seized land, staged show trials, and crushed dissent with <strong>Stalin-level brutality</strong>. </p><p><br></p><p>We dig into:</p><ul><li>How <strong>The Act of Supremacy</strong> turned Henry into a Caesar-papist dictator </li><li>The Dissolution of the Monasteries and the <strong>0.4% of England</strong> suddenly made homeless </li><li>200 peaceful Protesters executed after the <strong>Pilgrimage of Grace</strong> for simply disagreeing with the King </li><li>Tudor “big, sexy history” that distracts from a reign built on fear </li><li>How education today still sanitises Henry for the sake of heritage and TV scandals </li></ul><p><br></p><p>If pop culture has convinced you Henry was a misunderstood romantic, strap in — Jackson launches a rage that <strong>puts Henry in the same moral category as history’s worst dictators</strong>. </p><p><br></p><p>By the time we’re finished, those Holbein portraits will never look the same again.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Festival Info:</strong></p><p>The Katherine of Aragon Festival Talks are on January 31st and February 1st 2026 at Peterborough Cathedral:</p><p>Tickets are available at:<strong> </strong><a href=\"https://peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/about/history/katharine-of-aragon/kofa_26/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/about/history/katharine-of-aragon/kofa_26/</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>🎙 Guest: Jackson Van Uden</strong></p><p>Historian • Teacher • Host of <em>History With Jackson</em></p><p> Katherine of Aragon Festival contributor and organiser</p><p> Tickets for the festival via Peterborough Cathedral link in show notes </p><p>📌 Listen to <em>History With Jackson</em> wherever you get your podcasts</p><p> 📱 Follow Jackson:</p><ul><li>Instagram &amp; other socials: <strong>@historywithjackson</strong> </li><li>X/Twitter: <strong>@HistoryWJackson</strong> </li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>🙌 Support History Rage &amp; Join the Fight Against Bad History</strong></p><p>If you loved this rage, consider helping keep us angry:</p><p><br></p><p>💥 <strong>Subscribe for bonus episodes</strong> and the right to ask questions to future guests from only £3/month</p><p> 👉 Patreon: <strong>patreon.com/historyrage</strong> </p><p>🛍 Grab your <strong>coveted History Rage mug</strong> at Patreon’s £5 tier </p><p>💬 Or simply tell a friend and get another person aboard the Rage Train!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>🔗 Connect with History Rage</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Follow us everywhere</strong> @HistoryRage</li><li>Rate &amp; review on Apple Podcasts to help more people discover real history</li><li>Join us live at the <strong>Katherine of Aragon Festival</strong> for our special recording with Owen Emerson and Alfred Hawkins at Peterborough Cathedral&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Paul Bavill"}