Author: Deary, Terry, Brown, Martin
United Kingdom, Great Britain
Published on 6 May 2021 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Horrible Histories' series.
Paperback | 144 pages
197 x 130 x 29 | 106g
From the bestselling team behind Horrible Histories
- a hilarious and equally gory spin-off series delving into
the diaries of famous people of the past!
It's time to delve into the totally true (sort of) and
incredibly intriguing pages of Henry VIII's Secret Diary.
First! Terry Deary steps into the mind of one of history's most
tyrannical kings, bringing you Henry VIII's thoughts
on:
the Plague
Christmas
his wives
the French
executions
the Church
his wives!
Scotland
feasts
his wives!!
hunting
Horrible Histories' Secret Diaries of the most extraordinary
(and Horrible) characters of all time will blow your
mind.
ABOUT THE SERIES
Horrible Histories' Secret Diaries are the perfect introduction
to important figures from history.
Fully illustrated throughout and told from the
character's (sometimes delusional) point of view, each diary reveals
the (quite likely) inner workings of their minds during the
events that shaped their lives.
Covering key moments in Henry's life and the
history of the Tudor period, the Secret Diary of
Henry VIII reveals his:
reaction to the death of his father, Henry VII
experience at the field of the cloth of gold
relations with the Churchhopes for a son
thoughts on his enemies and his allies
right up to the end of his life in 1547.
Each diary is the perfect introduction to a pivotal era in British
History, brilliantly immersive and sure to capture the imagination!