A History of England from the Tudors to the Stuarts

Overview

Witness England’s dramatic transformation from medieval kingdom to global power in this 48-lecture masterclass, digitally remastered for enhanced viewing.

Course No. 8470

From Henry VIII’s break with Rome to the Glorious Revolution, explore how Tudor and Stuart monarchs shaped modern England through religious upheaval, civil war, and constitutional change.

Course Content

The Tudor Revolution (1485-1603)

1. Henry VII: Founding the Dynasty (30 min)
   • Securing the crown after the Wars of the Roses

2. Henry VIII’s Reformation (30 min)
   • Break with Rome and creation of the Church of England

3. Elizabeth I: Golden Age (30 min)
   • Defeating the Armada and crafting the Virgin Queen myth

Stuart Struggles (1603-1689)

• James I & Divine Right (30 min)
  • Union of Crowns and growing tensions with Parliament

5. Charles I & Civil War (30 min)
   • Regicide and England’s experiment as a republic

6. Restoration & Glorious Revolution (31 min)
   • Return of monarchy with new constitutional limits

Society & Culture

7. Shakespeare’s England (30 min)
   • Theater, poetry and the flowering of English

8. London: Metropolis Rising (31 min)
   • Growth of Europe’s most dynamic capital

9. Colonial Beginnings (31 min)
   • Early settlements in America and beyond