Генріх VIII. Між серцем і короною. Троянда Тюдорів. Книга 2

Korolʹ Henrikh VIII zrobyv chas svoho pravlinni͡a triumfalʹnym. Vin rozirvav vidnosyny z Papoi͡u Rymsʹkym, rozpochav relihiĭnu reformat͡sii͡u, i͡aka rozdilyla ĭoho korolivstvo, zasnuvav Anhlikansʹku t͡serkvu ta Korolivsʹkyĭ flot. Henrikh VIII mav shistʹ druz͡hyn, dvokh z i͡akykh stratyv, a dvokh - pokynuv. Svit zapam'i͡atav ĭoho i͡ak tyrana, shcho peredchasno postariv. Odnak, moz͡hlyvo, korolʹ sam stav z͡hertvoi͡u obstavyn, i͡ak i ĭoho neshchasni druz͡hyny? U poshukakh spravz͡hnʹoho kokhanni͡a vin ne raz kydav vyklyk t͡serkvi, tradyt͡sii͡am i samomu Bohovi. Koz͡hna ĭoho prystrastʹ, koz͡hen shli͡ub buly sproboi͡u znaĭty tu i͡edynu, shcho podarui͡e ĭomu ne lyshe li͡ubov, a ĭ spadkoi͡emt͡si͡a - maĭbutnʹoho volodari͡a Anhliï.

King Henry VIII made his reign a triumph. He broke off relations with the pope, launched the religious reformation that divided his kingdom, and founded the Church of England and the Royal Navy. Henry VIII had six wives, two of whom he executed and two of whom he abandoned. The world remembered him as a tyrant who had aged prematurely. However, perhaps the king himself was a victim of circumstances, as well as his unfortunate wives? In his search for true love, he repeatedly challenged the church, traditions, and God himself. Each of his passions, each marriage, was an attempt to find the only one that would give him not only love, but also an heir — the future ruler of England.