Hey lovely, I was wondering was there a biography on Henry VIII that you’d recommend? I’ll be honest I’ve never been overly fond of him but it’s come to my realization (after I read your wonderful history ask responses) that I actually don’t really know that much about him beyond the usual narrative. Need to fix that!

alicehoffmans:

I actually have only fully read one biography of him (I’m fake!!), and it actually only goes over Henry’s childhood and the first few years as king. 

It was a very good and informative read tho, so I will rec it nonetheless:

Henry: Virtuous Prince by David Starkey

I have also updated this reference list, which has quite a few!

As far as articles go I’d recommend:

Will the Real Henry VIII Please Stand Up? by Eric Ives (sorry the font sucks, zooming in makes it better)

500 years later: Henry VIII, leg ulcers and the course of history is another very comprehensize one.

The link for the PDF of the Will the Real article is now broken; but I did an excerpt here.

And added another excerpt on a post where it was relevant: