Bestselling royal historian David Starkey’s captivating biography is a radical re-evaluation of Henry VIII, the British monarchy’s most enduring icon.Larger than life in every sense, Henry VIII was Britain’s most absolute monarch — but he was not born to rule. In this brilliantly readable history, David Starkey follows the promising young prince — a Renaissance man of exceptional musical and athletic talent — as he is thrust into the limelight after the death of his elder brother. His subsequent quest for fame was as obsessive as that of any modern celebrity, and his yearning for a male heir drove him into dangerous territory.The culmination of a lifetime’s research, David Starkey’s biography is an unforgettable portrait of the man behind the controversies, the prince turned tyrant who continues to tower over history.
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