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Summary: Enchanting look in Henry VIII
Review: For anyone who is interested in history, this is a must read. Henry VIII has captured many imaginations, with his many wives and complete severance from teh church. Margaret George's The Autobiography of HEnry VIII is a fascinating read.IT is told through Henry's journals, starting from when he was a boy into his adult life. He is handed the crown at a young age, an age when most are just learning to be adults. MOst are familiar with Henry's story, his marriage to Katherine of Aragon and his sick love for Anne Bolyen that forced him to split off from the Catholic Faith and name himself the pope. What we didn't know is what Henry was really like. Yes, this is fiction, but it certainly reads as history. Obviously there was meticulous attention to detail and George did an enormous amout of research. Henry VIII is portrayed as just a man, with fallacies and inadequicies. He is unable to produce an heir, yet continues to marry in hopes of getting one. He is arrogant and yet unsure of himself. He falls in love quickly, yet is blind to all the faults in himself. It is a blazing portrait of one of histories most famous monarchs. Though extremely long, definetly worth the time.
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Summary: A Royal Way With Women
Review: Okay, this book showed how women were treated in the Middle Ages and that it was definitley the right way to treat women in those days, but not today. I liked Henry VIII and like they say on television, "It's good to be the king!" This guy definitely had some issues with women but he had the power to do what he wanted. Now I am not going to say that beheading women is the right thing to do by any means because that is totally wrong in all cases. Henry did show his power with England, the Catholic Church, his priests, and women in a way that some people would object to but he got the job done. England is a better place because of Henry VIII instead of the namby-pamby Tony Blair that they have now. I liked the book and while I do not hold Henry as a roll model, I certainly think that being King is a good thing.
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