About the Book
This enthralling study of the man behind the mask gives also a unique picture of the 16th-century mind and milieu.
Reviews
"The best book on Henry VIII that I have ever read. . . . Smith brings the inner man alive for us in a way no other historian has done. The portrait is as convincing as it is compelling, absolutely authentic, marvelously readable."A. L. Rowse
"A supremely satisfying book."Observer
"Unsparing, witty and brilliant book."Irish Times
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