William Shakespeare 
Henry VIII 
The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth, A Tragedy

King Henry VIII risks both his realm and his immortal soul when he divorces Katherine of Aragon in favour of Anne Bullen. With a cast of characters that includes Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas Cranmer, the dukes of Norfolk and Suffolk, and Sir Thomas Cromwell, Shakespeare explores one of the most fascinating periods in English history, which was still shaping and influencing his world under Henry’s daughter, Elizabeth I.