Just been watching the show and Snow tried to explain history to me a pleb from Bournemouth....but on at least one major historical point he got it wrong.
Henry took Hampton Court from Cardinal Wolsey BUT Wolsey though removed from power and up on charges of treason was not beheaded as Snow said.
Why, ohh why, ohh why do we have such useless presenters on the BBC.
They are too young,just out of school and cannot have the study or experience knowledge and good sense of someone who has actually studied their subject.
I think Cardinal Wolsey died of natural causes when he grew ill waiting for trial...and he was not beheaded.
You said the exact same thing my missus said watching the one show, all the kids in Britain think Henry the 8th cut everybody's head off due to bad history teaching. He only beheaded two of his wives. BBC knows as much about British history as i do as an Irishman.
Maybe he got one point wrong but I think he's pretty good. I particularly liked his 20th Century battle field programme co present with Peter Snow. So much so I wanted to buy it on DVD, though unfortunately they only had a book published.
Anyway, why not email the one show and tell them. Dan Snow can then retract that particular part.
You obviously know far more about this than I could ever hope to. The only thing that came to mind when I read your question was the fact that he got the job because his father was 'in the know'!
Same as the Dimblebys and on a lower level, the Holiins'. Then there's Eve Pollard and her daughter Claudia Winkleman.
Once someone gets a foot in the door, their family is made for life.
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