Henry VIII

By: Abigail Archer

Narrated by: Sarah Nichols

Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

Henry VIII ruled England from 1509 to 1547. As a young man, he was fond of sports and hunting and was said to be uncommonly handsome. Standing more than six feet tall, he loomed large in the lives and minds of his subjects as he navigated his country through the tricky diplomatic and military hazards of the 16th century.

A man of enormous appetites, Henry conducted affairs with many women, married six, and executed two. His infatuation with Anne Boleyn set in motion a chain of events that reshaped the church in England and eroded the dominance of Rome. But the popular image of Henry as a crude tyrant, dispatching courtiers, enemies, and wives with gusto, obscures a more nuanced and fascinating character. He was a true Renaissance king who presided over one of Europe's greatest courts and nudged Western civilization onto a new course.

Here, from Abigail Archer, author of the New York Times best seller Elizabeth I, is the story of Henry VIII.

©2015 Abigail Archer (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

A sympathetic Henry

This was a short history of the life of Henry VIII. This one gives a bit more balanced version of Henry's behavior and actually make Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard sympathetic characters. We also see that Catherine's marriage was a form of revenge by Tom Boleyn as widow.

Very good

I have studied the life and times of Henry Tudor in great detail. This short but excellent biography is a very good one. This would be a great start for a person’s study of this formative and troubled time in Great Britain’s history.

Factual and interesting.

Kept your attention. I enjoyed listening to it. It is interesting to know the bare hax of all of the nonfiction that has been written about about this.

Good Read.

Great read and excellent narration. Length is quite nice for someone just looking to brush up on some Tudor history but not get weighed down with too many dates and details.

Excellent!!!

Really enjoyed this... kept getting the wives muddled a bit... but only natural I suppose. Made a good relaxing read, teaching me royalty is only human and often not too humane. Interesting. Could never get the straight of British royalty,; this helped some!

narrator's voice was almost to high to listen to.

good story, but the narrators voice was so high I had to move it to .80 speed in order to listen to it.

Very good summary

I feel like this book was a very good summary of Henry the 8th. There were a few points that I felt were potential off, but overall a very concise summary.

Good Quick Review of Henry's Life

Easy Read. Informative. Must read if you need a review. Very concise. Well written.

Spacestationark

Enjoyable read about Henry VIII

Being specific to Henry's life, I learned a little more about him. My takeaway us that he was not nice at all.

Good Overview

It never lost my interest. Left me wanting more details, so now looking for another book on this subject.