Henry VIII

''Hutchinson brilliantly conveys the atmosphere of terror...a gripping narrative'' DAILY MAIL

''A brilliantly readable account of Henry''s last years'' SUNDAY TIMES

''Vivid and shocking'' BOOKSELLER

The Tudors retained only a precarious grip on the crown of England, founded on a title that was both tenuous and legally flimsy. This left them preoccupied by two major obsessions: the necessity for a cro...