Henry: Virtuous Prince
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Larger than life in every sense, Henry VIII was Britainâs most absolute monarch â but he was not born to rule. In this brilliantly readable history, David Starkey follows the promising young prince â a Renaissance man of exceptional musical and athletic talent â 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 lifetimeâs research, David Starkeyâs biography is an unforgettable portrait of the man behind the controversies, the prince turned tyrant who continues to tower over history.
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David Starkey is Honorary Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, and the author of many books including 'Elizabethâ, âSix Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII' and 'Monarchy: England and Her Rulers from the Tudors to the Windsors'. He is a winner of the WH Smith Prize and the Norton Medlicott Medal for Services to History, presented by Britain's Historical Association. He is a well-known television and radio personality and was made a CBE in 2007. He lives in London.
