Great read!!!

Really enjoyed this book. Well written, well read and very well enjoyed ☺️ thank you audible 🙏

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Brilliant

Fascinating insight into Henry and the Tudor court. Going straight back to listen again! 10/10

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Great for research!

I don't know how this book compares to Weir's other works, as this is the first time I've read her, but it did make me want to read more.

If you want to learn something about what life was like at Henry VIII's court, how they lived, what they wore, ate, did for leisure, and how the court functioned, this book has a wealth of details. It's also a good account of the six wives, who they were, and the shifting moods and politics that made them come and go. It can be a bit slow at times, but I remained engaged through the whole thing, and recommend it to you.

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Excellent

A well-written account of the life and times of Henry VIII from a quite different perspective, I found if both informative and enjoyable. Beautifully read by Phyllida Nash, I would certainly recommend it to anyone interested in this period of history.

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Excellent

A concise yet full account of this remarkable king. Henry's character as well of those who rose and fell in his service is seen in new light.

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Very good!

Very useful for gaining an insight into the mind of the king, explaining greatly his misunderstood character and the man behind his popular image.

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A perfect read!

The narrator made clear and brought fully to life the story of Henry VIII’s personal life and the courtly intrigue of his long reign that had been written so articulately and in great detail by the author.

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Incredibly Detailed

I've read a couple of Alison Weir's books and all have been excellent and
painstaking in their attention to detail and this mammoth volume is no
exception. This is a very impressive piece of work and must have taken years
to put together given the comprehensive and finely detailed research. Even
the multi-part television documentary covering Henry VII by David Starky
wasn't able to provide the sheer volume of material presented by Weir. I
find it amazing at just how much was recorded during the reign of this most
famous of English kings.

As Weir mentions in the preface, about the first third of this book is spent
describing the various aspects of life at that time and serves as a lengthy
foundation to the rest of the book which deals with the king and his
relationship to the various people around him. This section of the book is a
welcome and huge piece of work in its own right but I do think it could have
been placed in its own book. However, we are provided here with the full
historical package which really immerses the reader in the time period.

Narration is well done and compliments this book perfectly. I did spot a
couple of errors though which I imagine are more likely misreading from the
narrator than written errors. It looks to me as if a date is transposed to
be read as 1552 rather than 1525 when referencing Henry's complaining to the
builder of his tomb. Henry was dead 5 years by that date so it is clearly a
mistake. I also heard the initials H I rather than H J mentioned in relation
to Henry and Jane Seymour. Minor mistakes especially given the huge size of
this book.

My only real criticism of the book is that there are terms used
that go without explanation. This is odd as great pains are made to be as
comprehensive and detailed as possible. This means that the reader is left
puzzling over what some of the descriptions relate to.

A fascinating read and one that every person interested in this most
colourful period of English history must read.

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A fantastic notator brings to life a kings court

Absolutely riveting, I couldn’t get enough of this fantastic book brought to life by a wonderful narrator. I can’t wait to listen to more of her narrations.

I highly recommend this book.

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Excellent narration of Henry 8th

Enjoyed this so much I did not want it to end, brilliantly read by narrator

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