Book Theme: Henry VIII

Henry VIII is a symbol of tyranny and as the man who beheaded two of his six wives. But how was the man that would become a paranoid and suspicious King - and what was he like before? Hopefully, these books will give you a better insight into the best-known Tudor-king.

1) Henry VIII: The King and His Court by Alison Weir

2) The Autobiography of Henry VIII: with notes by his fool Will Somers by Margaret George

3) Henry VIII: Man and Monarch by Susan Doran

4) Henry VIII by David Loades

5) Young Henry: The Rise of Henry VIII by Robert Hutchingson 

6) Henry VIII: the Mask of Royalty by Lacey Baldwin Smith