HENRY: VIRTUOUS PRINCE

Bestselling royal historian david starkey’s captivating biography is a radical re-evaluation of henry viii, the british monarchy’s most enduring icon.larger than life in every sense, henry viii was britain’s most absolute monarch – but he was not born to rule. in this brilliantly readable history, david starkey follows the promising young prince – a renaissance man of exceptional musical and athletic talent – as he is thrust into the limelight after the death of his elder brother. his subsequent quest for fame was as obsessive as that of any modern celebrity, and his yearning for a male heir drove him into dangerous territory.the culmination of a lifetime’s research, david starkey’s biography is an unforgettable portrait of the man behind the controversies, the prince turned tyrant who continues to tower over history.