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Henry VIII beheaded two of his six wives: Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. The doodles likely speak to private inner turmoil, an Ottawa professor says.
Henry VIII beheaded two of his six wives: Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. The doodles likely speak to private inner turmoil, an Ottawa professor says.
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Henry VIII highlighted verses in the margins of a prayer book that suggest he was plagued by physical suffering and sins he had committed and was seeking divine wisdom
Henry's prayer book at Wormsley Library evidences a king in turmoil over his sinfulness and seeking divine forgiveness.
Henry had always been a theatrically pious king and in his last years he turned to religion with melancholy intensity.