As the title clearly suggests, this book is about the wild rollercoaster love life of Henry VIII. Each of his wives are featured in detail in this historical account of their relationships with Henry. I could not imagine being married to this man, especially in his later years. This book features excerpts from letters and and diplomatic reports, which I loved. While the book itself was a historical account, it did include a lot of rumors and gossip, which I find to be very important. Without the rumor and gossip of court and all of the shady doings going on with Henry's friends and advisors, the fates of these women may have been entirely different. People seem to forget that being a fairly sheltered royal person that relied on the advice and opinions of others to a decent extent would be immune to intrigues and nonsense. I am sure that Henry's actions were his own, but I am also sure that he was manipulated into believing certain things about people. I also believe that he was very much addicted to control and power, especially over the lives of those close to him. I really liked this book.

I really enjoy Alison Weir's books, and this one was no different. I am working on downsizing my personal library, as I am planning on moving across the country. I wanted to make sure I was reading all of my unread books before deciding to keep or let go of, and I could not believe I had not read this one when I was looking on my library app. If you have not tried any books by this author, I suggest doing so.