After thirty-five years as an absolute monarch, King Henry VIII, was a hideously obese, black-hearted old man, rarely seen in public. He rules through terror and pioneered many of the methods made familiar by twentieth-century dictators. Henry invented the. modern ‘show-trial’ and manipulated the rival factions at his court with cynical brilliance. Robert Hutchinson’s account of Henry’s final years includes many startling revelations.  He has unearthed death warrants, confessions, desperate please for clemency as well as evidence of blackmail.  There are even lost love letters between Henry’s last queen and the Lord High Admiral.  
Phoenix;2006. Paperback. Brand new book. ISBN: 9781407244532