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Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer?

Henry VIII: Patron or Plunderer?

Description: Jonathan Foyle looks at the palaces, tapestries, music and paintings created in King Henry VIII's name and questions whether they compensate for the religious treasures he later destroyed.
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Secret Knowledge

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Henry VIII and the King's Men

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Art, Passion and Power: The Story of the Royal Collection

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Treasures of Ancient Greece

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Climbing Great Buildings

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The Hidden Henry

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