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Recreates life in the court of King Henry VIII, exploring the danger and relationships that lurked in the court of the Tudor lion by relating the interconnected stories of six men whose aspirations and beliefs led to their tragic demise.
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The story of Henry VIII and his six wives is a well-known example of the caprice and violence that dominated that KingÆs reign. Now renowned historian Derek Wilson examines a set of relationships that more vividly illustrate just how dangerous life was in the court of the Tudor lion. He tells the interlocking stories of six menùall curiously enough named Thomasùwhose ambitions and principles brought them face to face with violent death, as recorded in a simple mnemonic: "Died, beheaded, beheaded, Self-slaughtered, burned, survived."
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