The Sunday Times top 10 bestseller.
Six wives. One King. You know their stories. Now it's time to hear his.
In grand royal palaces, Prince Harry grows up dreaming of knights and chivalry - and the golden age of kings that awaits his older brother. But Arthur's untimely death sees Harry crowned King Henry of England.
As his power and influence extends, so commences a lifelong battle between head and heart, love and duty. Henry rules by divine right, yet his prayers for a son go unanswered.
The future of his great dynasty depends on an heir. And the crown weighs heavy on a king with all but his one true desire.
HENRY VIII. HIS STORY.
Alison Weir's most ambitious Tudor novel yet reveals the captivating story of a man who was by turns brilliant, romantic, and ruthless: the king who changed England forever.
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PRAISE FOR ALISON WEIR'S TUDOR FICTION
'This is where the story of the Tudors begins and is historical fiction at its absolute best' Tracy Borman
'History has the best stories and they should all be told like this' Conn Iggulden
'A serious achievement' The Times