Will the Real Henry VIII Please Stand Up?
Henry VIII may be our most famous monarch, a man who still bestrides English history as mightily as he dominated his kingdom nearly 500 years ago – but how well do we really understand him?
Eric Ives
Marrying for Love: The Experience of Edward IV and Henry VIII
Eric Ives looks at the cases of two English monarchs who broke with convention by selecting spouses for reasons of the heart, rather than political convenience.