“Off with their Heads” . . . Oh wait that wasn’t Henry the VIII or was it? Find out why Henry had the heads of two of his wives lopped off. Was it that they were unfaithful or because they were not considerate of the French term Ménage à trios or was he simply looking for a way out of a bad relationship and couldn’t bring himself to tell them that “it was over”?

What motivated these women to marry Henry knowing that if they didn’t please him they could/would be killed? Was the last wife of Henry a mad crack whore or something?

What about the children? Find out if Henry really did sire “Bloody Mary”.

You’ll also learn much about the politics and workings of the royal court during the reformation of papal jurisdiction and the dissolution of the monasteries. But wait . . What did the wives of Henry have to do with England’s transfer of wealth and power from the church to the crown? Plenty! In fact I think that Henry’s desire to dump Catherine of Aragon was the sulfur that sparked the fire of reformation.

Easy to read and well researched. The story behind the six queens is filled with spies and double spies and has all the makings of a Tom Clancy novel.