His monumental decision to split from Rome and the Catholic Church was one that would forever shape the religious and political landscape of Britain.Ĭombining magnificent storytelling with an extraordinary grasp of the pleasures and perils of power, Margaret George delivers a vivid portrait of Henry VIII and Tudor England and the powerhouse of players on its stage: Thomas Cromwell, Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas More and Anne Boleyn. Henry’s character was complex: he was a charismatic, ardent – and brash – young lover who married six times a scholar with a deep love of poetry and music an energetic hunter who loved the outdoors a monarch whose lack of a male heir haunted him incessantly and a ruthless leader who would stop at nothing to achieve his desires. The facts of Henry VIII’s life and reign were more astonishing, poignant and outlandish than the plot twists of most fiction. This is the story of England’s most famous, and notorious, king.
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