Holy Maid of Kent: Visionary or Puppet?

Elizabeth Barton, a 16th-century servant turned visionary, gained fame for prophecies that defied King Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. Executed for treason, her legacy is reassessed in a new book, which questions whether she was a charismatic heroine or a pawn of the Catholic Church. Her story highlights the political and religious turmoil of the Tudor era.