Henry VIII by William Shakespeare audiobook.

Genre: history

In Henry VIII, Shakespeare stages the Tudor court as a place where ceremony and ambition collide, and where a single royal decision can remake lives overnight. England's formidable king, Henry VIII, moves through a glittering world of banquets, trials, and pageantry, while the people closest to him struggle to read the shifting winds of favor. Queen Katherine of Aragon fights to defend her marriage and her dignity as the king's attention turns elsewhere, and the rise of Anne Boleyn signals a new and uncertain future. Meanwhile, the powerful Cardinal Wolsey navigates intrigue at the highest level, only to discover how quickly influence can curdle into suspicion. Nobles such as Buckingham feel the dangers of rumor and rivalry, and the principled Archbishop Cranmer becomes a focal point for conflicts over conscience, authority, and reform. Part political thriller, part courtroom drama, and part meditation on reputation, Henry VIII asks what remains of truth when power controls the story and history is written in public spectacle.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 0

(00:04:13) Chapter 1

(00:42:01) Chapter 2

(01:20:31) Chapter 3

(01:59:36) Chapter 4

(02:19:28) Chapter 5

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