This England. No. 2 [Henry VIII, 1531] | Horace Shepherd | ACMI collection

A brief history of Henry VIII, his break with the Catholic Church and his marriages. Story told by using workd of art.

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Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

director

Horace Shepherd

production company

Inspiration Pictures (GB)

Duration

00:09:55:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

314479

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Religion and state

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → Great Britain - History - Tudors, 1485-1603

History → Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547

History → History

People → Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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