Henry VIII by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher

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Henry VIII by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher N.B. The full name of the play is: "The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth" BBC Radio 3: Drama on 3 Broadcast: Sunday 19th April 2009 @ 6:00 p.m. A rare chance to hear William Shakespeare and John Fletcher's history play depicting the life of Henry VIII, broadcast to mark the 500th anniversary in 2009 of the king's accession to the throne aged just 17. It tells the story of the king's struggle to have his marriage to Catherine of Aragon annulled and the catastrophic fall of the all-powerful Cardinal Wolsey. The play opens with the arrest for treason of the Duke of Buckingham. Thomas Wolsey wields enormous power as Cardinal of York and Lord Chancellor of England. So great is his power that it rivals even his enormous appetite for food. The upright Duke of Buckingham, who serves as Lord High Constable, worries about Wolsey’s power and his influence on King Henry VIII. So he decides to warn Henry that Wolsey is bad news. Wolsey, however, has already envenomed the king's ear against Buckingham, telling Henry that Buckingham covets the crown and means to win it. It is true that Buckingham would inherit the crown if Henry dies without an heir, but it is not true that Buckingham has kingly ambitions. Nevertheless, the king's officers arrest him for treason.... The play also charts the rise of reformer Thomas Cranmer and the christening of the future Queen, young Elizabeth. Adapted for radio by Jeremy Mortimer from the 1613 play, "Henry VIII" by William Shakespeare in collaboration with John Fletcher. Matthew Marsh ........................................................................... King Henry VIII Yolanda Vazquez ................................................... Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England Patrick Malahide ............................................ Cardinal Wolsey, Lord Chancellor of England Adam Godley .................................................... Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury Joseph Mydell ....................................................................... The Duke of Norfolk Stuart McQuarrie .................................................................... The Duke of Suffolk Paul Rider .................................. The Duke of Buckingham / Thomas Cromwell / Wolsey's Servant Stephen Critchlow .................................... Lord Abergavenny / The Earl of Surrey / The Porter Gunnar Cauthery .................... The Duke of Buckingham Surveyor / Gardiner, the Bishop of Winchester Chris Pavlo ............ The Lord Chamberlain / Cardinal Capuchius, Ambassador from the Emperor Charles V Jonathan Tafler ........... Cardinal Campeius, Legate from the Pope / Lord Sands, The New Lord Chancellor Dan Starkey ......... Sir Thomas Lovell / Griffith, Gentleman-usher of Queen Catherine / The Porter's Man Donnla Hughes ............................................................................... Anne Boleyn Ann Beach ......................................................... The Old Lady, a Friend of Anne Boleyn Sonny Crowe .......................................................................... Princess Elizabeth Other parts played by Jill Cardo, Robert Lonsdale, Manjeet Mann, Inam Mirza, and Malcolm Tierney. The pipe and tabor are played by Bill Tuck Directed by Jeremy Mortimer Note: Time in this play is compressed, making events appear as if they took place over a short period. In fact, they took place between 1520 and 1533, the year of the birth of Henry VIII's daughter Elizabeth, the future Queen of England. The sequence of events in the play is unreliable. For example, in the play, Wolsey is still alive when Henry marries Anne Boleyn. In reality, he was dead for three years before Henry married Anne. Part 1 of 2

Shakespeare,W & Fletcher,J - Henry VIII (R3 2009-04-19) -01.mp3

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Hi Rick:

Thanks so much for uploading this huge drama and the joiner as well.

katy

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You are welcome Katy. The splitter joiner comes in handy. I toyed with the idea of reducing it in bitrate and therefore in size also, but I had listened to it and I said no it takes some of the prescence away and with the classics I want to be right there in the front row. LOL--------------------------------------------------------------Rick

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Henry VIII by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher Part 2

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Shakespeare,W & Fletcher,J - Henry VIII (R3 2009-04-19) -02.mp3

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