Henry VIII
Few men in history are as clearly envisioned as King Henry VIII. Cruel, capricious, obese and disabled, England’s great King was also an accomplished sportsman, a shrewd statesman, and even a loving father and husband...at times. Complex, controversial, more of a legend than a man, he inspires stories hundreds of years after he lived, merging truth, myth, and opinion to create a figure that anchors all the reasons studying history is an adventure, not a chore.
