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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.… (more)
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This is well worth reading to get all the intricacies of Tudor court politics well laid out. Normally this aspect of his biography is rather confusing. Not so here. OK. You have tio handle a few strange names, but Starkey always makes clear who he is talking about. Which is a refreshing change.
If you want to learn about Henry VIII's reign this is the book to lay the foundation of your knowledge with.
But I find his writing style annoying. It also made me think that does he think he's Henry or his best fiend?
It was interesting to read more about this period. I've mostly read about the older Henry VIII, so it was good to see where that Henry had come from and all the different forces that came into play to make him the ruler he started out to be, with the indications of
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