A closer look at a Renaissance medal of King Henry VIII with The Rev. Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch

Name: A closer look at a Renaissance medal of King Henry VIII with The Rev. Professor Diarmaid MacCulloch
Uploaded: 2024-10-27T12:24:41.253Z
Duration: 3 min 19 s
Channel: Antique Royal
Description: #AntiqueRoyal"On Henry VIII and the Founding of the Church of England Minted at London in 1545, this medal shows a bust of Henry VIII, with inscriptions in Hebrew and Greek on the reverse. As a consequence of Henry’s break with Rome in 1533, he claimed to be 'Supreme head of Church of England.'

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#AntiqueRoyal"On Henry VIII and the Founding of the Church of England Minted at London in 1545, this medal shows a bust of Henry VIII, with inscriptions in Hebrew and Greek on the reverse. As a consequence of Henry’s break with Rome in 1533, he claimed to be 'Supreme head of Church of England.'