Henry VIII Quotes

“Moreover, there were rumours that he kept a concubine and, like Wolsey, he had at least one illegitimate child.”
― Tracy Borman, Henry VIII and the Men Who Made Him

“He was the first of Henry’s men to realise – and exploit – the fact that the young king could be quite easily manipulated.”
― Tracy Borman, Henry VIII and the Men Who Made Him

“Upholding royal tradition, Henry did not attend his father’s funeral, but remained at the Tower.”
― Tracy Borman, Henry VIII and the Men Who Made Him

“apposite”
― Tracy Borman, Henry VIII and the Men Who Made Him

“rumbustious”
― Tracy Borman, Henry VIII and the Men Who Made Him

“Edward once flew into a rage and tore a living falcon into four pieces in front of his tutors.”
― Tracy Borman, Henry VIII and the Men Who Made Him

“They believed that the body consisted of four humours: choler (yellow bile), phlegm, black bile and blood – each of which needed to be kept in balance.”
― Tracy Borman, Henry VIII and the Men Who Made Him

“But for the time being, everything was set fair for Katherine Howard’s male”
― Tracy Borman, Henry VIII and the Men Who Made Him

“One courtier noted that if the king began a sentence with the word ‘Well’, everyone knew that his mind was made up and it would be foolhardy to argue.14 Henry’s court, which had long been a dangerous place”
― Tracy Borman, Henry VIII and the Men Who Made Him

“quod differtur non aufertur’ (‘what is set aside is not put away’).”
― Tracy Borman, Henry VIII and the Men Who Made Him

“This was an anthology of historical texts, many of which were drawn from Arthurian legend, which proved that the king, not the Pope, had the right to exercise supreme authority over all aspects of his realm.”
― Tracy Borman, Henry VIII and the Men Who Made Him