Good but too short

It is well-written and well narrated, but I'd have preferred an unabridged version - there didn't seem to be enough detail and the time period was sped through.

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All six wives brought to life

Immensely enjoyed this book. The background political stories got a bit heavy for me at times, but I just let that wash over me and was carried along by the story. It's very interesting to find out why each queen was "ended". Some queens appeared to be players themselves, while others were only puppets in a game.

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excellent

nice comprehensive study of the six wives; if not abridged.
very well read and enjoyable.

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Facinating & entertaining

Enjoyable history of the lives of Henry VIII's long suffering wives. It was interesting to get the historical truth about the lives of these famous queens, who have featured so much in novels and films recently.
Facinating story, which is just as extraordinary as the Hollywood versions and which was riveting listening. Beautifully read.
Highly recommended.

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A fascinating read

Unlike most historical books on Henry VIII wives, Starkey's book focuses proportionately on each wife. Most people who study Henry, often know about the first three wives in some detail. I was particularly impressed with the detail of the last three. oh, and of course, David Starkey's subtle British humour appears too.

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Intriguing and captivating

Poor Queens , scheming, backstabbing and high treason defined the reign of Henry V111 ??

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Wonderful evocation of a fascinating period of history

Starkey is a historian of some renown and this study of Henry VIII’s wives is scholarly but eminently readable.

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I now know a lot more!

I have always known Henry VIII had six wives, but my knowledge ended there. I could not remember their order, who was beheaded, or who suvived, let alone how long each marriage lasted. Thanks to this book all is now a lot clearer, and my desire to learn more 'history' has been wetted. Not that it is an easy book, it assumes some knowledge of historical terms and dates and names fly at you with amazing and sometimes bewildering regularity. I found regular visits to a well known on-line encyclopaedia, both necessary and helpful and was in need of family trees to keep track of everyone as well! My only minor concern is that quotes are taken from still existing letters from the period written obviously in 'old' english, the author also uses this 'old' english to reconstruct conversations and I could not therefore always tell what was factual and what was supposition. Overall an enjoyable and educational read..........now what did happen to Mary and Edward?

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Brilliant Histriography

An absolutely riveting text. I was ignorant of King Henry and his wives but now am able to think outside the box. This text gives emoyional, psychological, historical contexts to events.

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Six Wives of Henry VIII

As always even abridged David Starkey's words are a good combination of informed without being patronising. The only issue I had with this recording is the insitence of mispronouncing the name Wriothesley. I kept shouting Risley at the recording.

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