num_pages: 932
description: This is the story of England's most famous, and notorious, king.Henry 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. His monumental decision to split from Rome and the Catholic Church was one that would forever shape the religious and political landscape of Britain.Combining 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. It is also a narrative told from an original perspective: Margaret George writes from the King's point of view, injecting irreverent comments from Will Somers - Henry's jester and confidant.
language: English
title: The Autobiography of Henry VIII
titlecomplete: The Autobiography of Henry VIII
characters: Catherine of Aragon, Elizabeth of York, Jane Seymour, Will Somers, Anne Boleyn, Catherine Howard, Thomas More, Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Mary I of England, Thomas Wolsey, Henry VIII of England, Thomas Cromwell
genres: Fiction, Historical, British Literature, Adult, Tudor Period, Medieval, Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction, 16th Century, Audiobook
ratings_count: 28002
places: United Kingdom
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Banta Award
publisher: Pan Books