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Henry : Model of a Tyrant, Hardback Book

Henry : Model of a Tyrant Hardback

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How and why did Henry VIII turn from a glamorous Renaissance prince into this country's greatest tyrant?

David Starkey's magesterial concluding biography, published to coincide with the 500th anniversary of Henry's accession to the throne, tells this remarkable, bloodthirsty story. When Henry VIII came to throne in 1509, he had already distinguished himself as a scholar, musician and athlete.

So how did this glamorous young Renaissance prince become this country's greatest tyrant? Desperate to cement his claim to the throne, Henry quickly became frustrated by the lack of a male heir from his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.

His impatience increased after he became infatuated with the beautiful Anne Boleyn.

When Anne refused to become his mistress, a desperate Henry was forced to take action that would set the course of British history for the next 500 years. In a move that would have fateful consequences for all involved, Henry ordered his lifelong friend Thomas More to implement religious changes that would allow him to remarry.

The resulting establishment of the Church of England catapulted Henry to the height of his personal power and led to More's death.

Catherine was dismissed, Anne was ushered in, and so began the bloody cycle of marriage, divorce and execution Henry is still remembered for today. And yet behind this brutal history was a man traumatised by bitter divorce. David Starkey's concluding biography of this most complex of British kings, published to coincide with the 500th anniversary of Henry's accession to the throne, tells the bloodstained story of his remarkable shift from humanist prince to all-powerful despot during one of the most vivid and significant periods of British history.

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