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Henry VIII
by Alison Weir
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Told from Henry VIII’s own imagined perspective, this novel follows the prince who was never expected to inherit the crown as he becomes one of England’s most consequential and feared monarchs. Henry’s hopes for glory, love and a secure male succession are tested by war, failed pregnancies, religious conflict and six increasingly dangerous marriages. The story revisits the events of the Six Tudor Queens novels through the king’s eyes, from his early courtship of Katherine of Aragon to his final years of illness and isolation. Weir presents a ruler capable of charm, learning and loyalty, but also self-deception and cruelty, placing his private disappointments beside the political decisions that broke with Rome and transformed England.
Historical periods
Historical people
Arthur, Prince of Wales1486–1502 Henry VIII1491–1547 Catherine of Aragon1485–1536 Henry VII1457–1509 Elizabeth of York1466–1503 Anne Boleyn1501–1536 Jane Seymour1508–1537 Anne of Cleves1515–1557 Catherine Howard1523–1542 Catherine Parr1512–1548 Mary I1516–1558 Edward VI1537–1553 Thomas Wolsey1473–1530 Thomas Cromwell1485–1540 Elizabeth I1533–1603 Thomas Cranmer1489–1556
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