How One King’s Trailblazing Rule Led to Henry VIII’s Ultimate Power
The interlinked reigns of Richard II and Henry VIII
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5 min readAug 21, 2021
The year of 1545 saw Henry VIII give his last great speech to parliament. He had been on the throne for 36 years and had the reins of total power firmly in his fist. No monarch had ever been so powerful or ever would be again. However, without a previous monarch’s…
