In 1521 Henry VIII received the title Defender of the Faith - Fidei Defensor - from Pope Leo X. This was a new title that would belong to the English monarch the same way that the French had a title called Most Christian.

Tudor Minute October 11: Henry is the Defender of the Faith

With the Tudor Minute you get daily bites of live from 16th century England. Created by the Renaissance English History Podcast, one of the longest running indie history podcasts, these bite size snippets provide a quick dose of Tudor any time of the day.

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Tudor Minute October 11: Henry is the Defender of the Faith

Tudor Minute October 11: Henry is the Defender of the Faith