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England's most infamous monarch. The man who bravely battled the ‘happy wife, happy life’ mantra. The man who sensibly sidelined Rome to create a new Church and get divorced. The man who pride himself on a good bedding and a good beheading. Yes, this is Henry 8th. You think you know him, salacious listeners, but you do not. Long before the portraits by Holbein showed an ageing monarch with an enormous waistline and jewels dripping from every sleeve, Henry was something different. He was athletic. Handsome. Fluent in several languages. A gifted musician. A published theologian. A prince hailed across Europe as the very image of Renaissance perfection. So what happened? How did Europe's brightest young ruler become one of history's most feared kings? Well... There's only one man who can answer that. Your Majesty IS ENTERING THE STUDIO…
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