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Henry VIII
1546 - Whitehall
Bodily decline, succession, and the court smelling weakness.
A king whose body is failing faster than his grip on power dictates a version of events no courtier would dare to write.
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Henry VIII
1546 - Whitehall
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Bodily decline, succession, and the court smelling weakness.
A king whose body is failing faster than his grip on power dictates a version of events no courtier would dare to write.