Autobiography of Henry VIII : With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers : A Novel; Margaret George; Paperback; $13.50; ."At bottom, we are moved only by two things: love and greed." These are the thoughts of Henry VIII, King, husband, lover, innovator--and autobiographer. In his own often outrageous words, he now tells his own tale in this unique novel.

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kshro00@gpbx.net, 02/05/97, rating=10: a terrific book!! I "discovered" this book several years ago, and have been buying copies ever since to give to other book-lovers. It's one of my all-time favorite historical novels -- Henry VIII truly comes alive!!

A reader, 12/14/96, rating=10: Henry really DID write this book! This was a wonderful book. Margaret George knows how to make you feel as though you were right there. It felt like I was actually reading his diary. It was very interesting and sad to see how Henry changed over the years. I have never read a historical novel before, and it made me want to read more of this type of novel.

Henry VIII (World Leaders Past and Present); Frank Dwyer; Library Binding; $19.95; D A biography of the sixteenth-century English monarch who effected the separation of England from the Church of Rome.

The Royal Palaces of Tudor England : Architecture and Court Life 1460-1547; Simon Thurley; Hardcover; $55.00; Book News, Inc., 11/01/94: After surveying the development of royal residence building, Thurley (chief curator of the Historic Royal Palaces Agency, England) then focuses on the reign of Henry VIII, explaining how and when the king's palaces were used and exploring common myths about the buildings and the kind of life that was led in them. He illuminates early Tudor etiquette, hygiene, religion, government, recreation, cooking, and interior decoration, concluding that this period saw major innovations in both the structure of the court and the form of royal residences. Lavishly illustrated with photos and plans.

Divorced, Beheaded, Survived : A Feminist Reinterpretation of the Wives of Henry VIII; Karen Lindsey; Hardcover; $22.50

Henry VIII; J. J. Scarisbrick, J. J. Scalapino; Paperback; $14.95

Henry VIII : A European Court in England; David Starkey (Editor); Hardcover; $40.50

Henry VIII : Images of a Tudor King; Christopher Lloyd, et al; Paperback; $13.45

King Henry VIII (New Cambridge Shakespeare); William Shakespeare, John Margeson (Editor); Paperback; $10.95