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What marks this out from previous Henry biographies is Starkey's obvious love for the subject himself. Starkey is one of the leading Tudor historians in the UK and is one of the most well-known. His work is also known for being very readable and accessible to those outside of academia. Starkey focuses on those who came before Henry and who helped to shape him into the young man who eventually became king. The follow-up to this book will inevitably focus on his many marriages, which Henry is known best known for, but Starkey is at pains to point out that there is much more to this monarch than the women he married. And he's right. I really enjoyed this; I think even those who have a passing interest in Tudor history would find it beneficial. (There's also a BBC series based on this work, which I've been following when I remember to.)

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