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Starkey did a formidable amount of research and it shows. But I did not care for his tone; he came across as both arrogant and misogynistic throughout the book. He describes Agnes Strickland's methodology as “She charmed (she was very pretty, especially for a scholar) her way into the national archives of both Britain and France“ and complains about an aging Catherine of Aragon growing “uglier and duller.“ (Has he noticed how Henry VIII aged?)

Have reached the Anne Cleves section of Six Wives, but I keep pausing to listen to her Six song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5xv7fyRFyI

The Six Wives of Henry VIII is one of the world‘s great stories: indeed, it contains a whole world of literature within itself. It is more far-fetched than any soap opera; as sexy and violent as any tabloid; and darker and more disturbing than the legend of Bluebeard. It is both a great love story and a supreme political thriller.

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Henry VIII had the whole #GroundsForDivorce down to a science. He also knew how to sentence wives to death, but that‘s a discussion for another day... #RedRoseSeptember

Henry thinks #LayAllYourLoveOnMe . But, his idea of love is kind of skewed. He demands complete devotion from his wives, but he doesn‘t necessarily have to return it. Starkey writes an incredible history of Henry‘s six wives. #ABBAinAugust