the wives of henry viii still cast a speu the wives of henry viii still cast a spell that neither seemison weir's series of novels. she gave henry the only son he ever had, a birth that brought about her own death. fiction from an historian that moves from the tutor era to the inner lives of characters that she can only imagine. welcome. —— tudor. everyone thinks they know quite a bit about all the six wives but jane seymour, from the pages of this book, is somewhat we know surprisingly little, even now, after all the attention. that is absolutely true. bush either nick and willing tool of an ambition family and an ardent and powerful king or was she as ambitious as her brother and conspired to bring down the queen she served. a novelist has to come down from one view or the other and i went through the sources fore nsically other and i went through the sources forensically looking for clues as to her character and there is evidence, apart from saying... that she couudedin apart from saying... that she colluded in the fall. she was a woman of principles. she had moral courage. she was

in 1991 published a book, six wives of henry viii. and i've been updating and revising it and researching and rewriting that. it is a long project. how would you describe the changes in scholarship that have come about? you know, the new things that we know from recent scholarship? a lot of work has been done on henry viii bath court. we understand far more about how the court was structured and how it functions and that has a bearing on the individuals who inhabit it. but also a lot of research has been done on new research, i have done it myself on and boleyn‘s fall and her sister mary boleyn. who set her up, that sort of thing? yes that kind of thing. yes. but also the detail, you can tell a different story now because we know so much more. back to jane seymour, number three, how much did we know before and how much have you had to create from your own imagination, the character that you believe is accurate? as i say, i inferred her character from what i could from the sources but i had to create a lot for her early life. i used a

the wives of henry viii, still cast a spell that never seems to break. the haunted queen, continues and allison weir's series of novels with the story of the third of his queens, marrying henry after the execution of anne boleyn, and giving him the only son he ever had. a birth that brought about her own death. this is fiction from a historian who moves easily from the politics and statecraft of the tudor era to the inner lives of characters which she can only imagine. welcome. everyone thinks they know quite a bit about all the six wives butjane seymour springs very much out from the pages of this book and it is someone we know about surprisingly little, even now, even after all the of attention. that is absolutely true and there are ten two views of jane seymour. was she the unique and willing tool of an ambitious family and an ardent and powerful king? or was she as ambitious as her brothers and did she conspire to bring down the queen she served? how'd you describe the conclusion that you come to in the course of these pages? a novelist has to come do

the wives of henry viii, still cast a spell that never seems to break. the story of the third of his queens, marrying henry after the execution of anne boleyn, and giving him the only son he ever had. a birth that brought about her own death. this is fiction from a historian who moves easily from the politics and statecraft of the tudor era to the inner lives of characters which she can only imagine. welcome. everyone thinks they know quite a bit about all the six wives butjane seymour springs very much out from the pages of this book and it is someone we know about surprisingly little, even now, even after all the of attention. that is absolutely true and there are ten two views of jane seymour. was she the unique and willing tool of an ambitious family and an ardent and powerful king? or was she as ambitious as her brothers and did she conspire to bring down the queen she served? how'd you describe the conclusion that you come to in the course of these pages? a novelist has to come down on one view or another and i went through the sources forensically

there's a great scene when henry viii gets out of his boat and watch how everybody babes. >> i heardou like this. we pull this had clip. show imagine that shaw is trump. >> ha-ha. >> that's them. that's the republican party. >> he was a monster, robert describes him as a monster who none dared gain say. >> today these guys are all like mike pence. they do exactly what trump does. >> is that what we're seeing with the republican party after trump met with kim jong-un, they're all applauding him? george, you spoke eloquently about mike pence. >> today about 85% of republicans very, very strong approval of donald trump. that's above the 75% that had the same feeling for ronald reagan at thi point in his presidency. this is a trump party now. >> yes, therefore say no evil about the president. >> we've said ten or 20 times something was the breaking point and they wouldn't follow him and they are. that doesn't mean they likeit. they mig have the anxiety about it. >> they're marching in step. they're smiling when told to, applauding when told to. they're not wearing those big hats but shor

it comes from our history, and from henry viii and the catholic influence. henry viii's influence of the state imposing itself on faith and the universal freedom that we have as believers. and you said, you are christian. so i just hope that in the future you would reverse the reference to be more accurate, that we are wanting to separate the state's power over the church. break that connection. it is in the first amendment, the very first thing they say, is that congress shall not establish a religion, and it continues nor impose or infringe on the free exercise thereof. steve: thank you. thank you, sir. kate: well, i don't really see a contradiction between those things, the idea that there is a separation -- that the government should not infringe on religious rights, or that religion should not be part of government. i guess, i don't really fully understand the conflict. steve: every vice president until gerald ford lived in their apartment,ce or until the observatory was funded by congress in 1974, and nelson rockefeller, the first to use this home. whe

that has not happened since henry viii? >> wasn't the same when henry viii was around? an hour late because of a technical glitch, no details on that. the ftse 100 struggling for direction. we will talk more about that in a secondary let's get the first word news. france has joined germany and warning the u.s. on the verge of the g7 meeting in quebec. signaledmacron has that without major concessions from the u.s. he will not sign the statement that is traditional at the end of the summit. france is looking for process on the global climate accord and iran. china willing to increase imports from the u.s. if the trump administration needs it halfway. the chinese ministry of commerce talksides have detailed on farm in energy products. officials say increases and imports is established strategy. shinzo abe has his own agenda when he meets president trump today at the white house. he wants the president to press north korea next week on the state of 12 japanese citizens kidnapped four decades ago. he has made their return a key political issue. global news 24 hours a day on

man for all seasons" about henry ii and the great thomas moore who died for his religion and when henry viiiobert shaw gets out of his boat, watch how everybody behaves. >> stephen: we pulled this clip. imagine shaw is trump. ( laughter ) >> that's them. >> stephen: yes. that's the republican party. >> stephen: he was a monster. that's them! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: he's described as a monster who none dared gain say. >> these are all like mike pence, that's what he does. >> stephen: trump, pence. bottle down for no reason and right with you, sir. ( laughter ) ( applause ) what does it mean? what does it mean? >> it means we always say democrats fall in love, republicans fall in line. i get in trouble for this, but republicans are stereotypical. they all play golf and they all read the "wall street journal" and they vote republican. they show up at the movies on time. republicans are a very regimented people. >> stephen: they show up to the movies on time? >> oh, you just know they do. >> stephen: democrats show up late? >> they're the ones that come in with the big cokes and the

and there's a great scene, when henry viii, beautiful played by robert shaw, gets out of his boat, justhow everybody behaves. >> stephen: i heard-- i actually-- i heard you liked this movie. we actually pulled this clip. show-- imagine that shaw is trump. >> ( laughter ) >> ( laughter ) >> that's them. >> stephen: yes. >> that's the republican party. >> stephen: he was a monster... >> that's them! ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: robert gold describes him as a monster who none dared gainsay. >> yes, well, today, these guys are all like mike pence. they do exactly what trump does. >> stephen: this is what pence did. show the water bottle thing again, jim. look at trump. and watch pence. bottle down for no reason, and right with you, sir. ( laughter and applause ) what does it mean? what does it mean? >> it means that, we always say democrats fall in love, republicans fall in line. they're all doing this-- i get in trouble for this, but republicans are stereotypical. right? what do they do? they play golf. they all play golf, right? they all play golf and they all read the "wall street

there's a memorable film in the great film "a man for all seasons" when king henry viii steps off theuation, his court yeas all of them jump into the mud with him. welcome to the court of donald trump. what is it about those court yeas of his that makes them behave like those of king henrys so ready to jump into the slop donald trump seems to enjoy? look at the vice president. he used to be a somebody. got elected to the congress of the united states. all by himself. got elected governor of his home state of indiana all by himself and now he fopishly acts like a lap dog. i said acts like because he's been a bigger boy than that. speaking of canines why is rudy giuliani running around israel saying stuff about stormy daniels? she's a porn actor. why is he rubbing it in saying she's not to be believed because she is a porn star. sorry, i don't get connection. we have known presidents that lied to us. since when does office or education or job description separate the truth tellers from the liars? tell us that, rudy giuliani? and better question, i know why trump wants you to do what you

henry viii, if you are the king -- or if you are an emperor like napoleon -- number three, if you areg hater like adolf .itler or kim jong-un or if you are a person that escape from a lunatic hospital, a crazy person. trump is acting like all of the above. "the wall street journal," a story about buzz aldrin, who walked on the moon. he received a distinguished flying cross, presidential medal of freedom. now fighting for control of his own space related business with members of his own family. buzz aldrin battled his children. the headline saying that colonel aldrin is in a legal fight with his adult children and a former business manager who he says are trying to grab his legacy and money. at issue are his private company, was aldrin enterprises, and his nonprofit overseen by his son and daughter. buzz aldrin said in an interview he was shocked last ones when his children ask the florida state court to appoint them as co-guardians because he is "in cognitive decline, and wrote and experiencing confusion. that would give them power to make decisions on his behalf and control his finan

it comes from our history, and read the eight and the catholic influence, henry viii's influence of the state imposing itself on faith and the universal freedom that we have as believers. he said, you are christian. in the future, you would reverse the reference to be more accurate, that we are wanting to separate the states' power over the church. it is in the first amendment, the very first thing they say, that congress shall not establish a religion, and it continues, nor impose or infringe on the free exercise thereof. host: thank you, sir. guest: i don't really see the contradiction between those sayings, the idea that there is a separation -- that the government should not infringe on religious rights, or that religion should not be part of government, i guess, i don't really fully understand the conflict. untilevery vice president gerald ford lived in their own in 1974, andtil -- nelson rockefeller, the first to it,this home -- where is and why is it significant in the story of the vice presidency? three miles from the white house and a beautiful, leafy part of washington, most p