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Presents a comprehensive examination of the reign of King Henry VIII describing his tyranny, his six wives, his heirs, and the conspiracies, betrayals, and intrigue that made up his thirty-five years in power.

King Henry VIII schemes to divorce his wife Katherine of Aragon in order to marry the beautiful Anne Boleyn, even as political intrigues disrupt the court. Includes explanatory notes, scene-by-scene plot summaries, a key to famous lines and phrases, scholarly essay, and illustrations.

Examines the events, motives, and evidence gathered that sealed the fate of Anne Boleyn leading to her execution in 1536, and reveals the witnesses and charges against her.

The biography of the remarkable woman who was Henry VIII's last wife and outlived him.

The life and reign of the sixteenth-century English monarch who effected the separation of England from the Church of Rome.

Chronicles the life of English king Henry VIII, describing his creation of the Anglican church, his many wives, his advisors, and his strengths and weaknesses as a ruler.

Chronicles the personal lives of the four heirs of King Henry VIII, nine-year old Prince Edward; Lady Mary, the adult daughter of Henry's first wife; Lady Elizabeth, the teenaged daughter of Anne Boleyn; and Lady Jane Grey, the English king's great-niece--all of whom eventually took the throne if only for a brief time.

A play based on the historical relationship between Henry VIII and Thomas More whom he appointed Bishop of Canterbury.

Examines the lives of England's Henry VIII and his six wives, discussing the Tudor court and the king's motivations for marrying so many times.