Henry VIII is Britain's most notorious monarch, remembered for his six wives & splitting the church in two for the sake of annulling
...The Tudors retained only a precarious grip on the crown of Engl&, founded on a title that was both tenuous & legally flimsy.
...A study of the life & reign of Henry VII. S.B. Chrimes explores the circumstances surrounding Henry's acquisition of the throne, examines the personnel & machinery of government, & surveys the king's social, political & economic policies, law enforcement & foreign strategy.