num_pages: 932
description: An extraordinary novel that brings into vivid focus the larger-than-life King Henry VIII, monarch of prodigious appetites for wine, women, and song. This is a readable, entertaining, tour de force that captures the essence of the Sixteenth Century, in all its drama and atmosphere. A can't-miss for readers who delight in wonderful historical fiction perfectly rendered."It doth brim with lust, violence, cruelty and lively conversation...Margaret George has found a new and fresh way to tell the story."DETROIT FREE PRESS
language: English
title: The Autobiography of Henry VIII with Notes by His Fool, Will Somers
titlecomplete: The Autobiography of Henry VIII with Notes by His Fool, Will Somers
characters: Jane Seymour, Catherine Howard, Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, Thomas Cromwell, Will Somers, Thomas Wolsey, Henry VIII of England, Mary I of England, Thomas More, Elizabeth of York, Anne Boleyn, Catherine of Aragon
genres: British Literature, Historical, Adult, Adult Fiction, Tudor Period, Historical Fiction, Audiobook, 16th Century, Fiction, Medieval
ratings_count: 28001
places: United Kingdom
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Banta Award
publisher: Ballantine Books