King Henry VIII has one of the fullest theatrical histories of any play in the Shakespeare canon, yet has been consistently misrepresented, both in performance and in criticism ...

King Henry VIII listens to Cardinal Wolsey too much and gives him power, which the Cardinal uses to convict a duke of treason. Henry meets Anne Boleyn, divorces his wife ...

Shakespeare's play focusing on the period of Henry's life where he was growing tired of Catherine of Aragon and very fond of Anne Boleyn. Also stresses the plotting of ...