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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Damian Lewis
Spoken Word
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Debbie Wiseman
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ali Johnson
Executive Producer
Andrew Dudman
Engineer
Andrew Sunnucks
Producer
Debbie Wiseman
Producer
Mike Brown
Mastering Engineer
Reynold Swan
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
Henry VIII never expected to reign
And like so many second sons
He was given a freedom not given to the heir
But on the death of his brother, Arthur
He was thrust into kingship school
By his authoritarian father, Henry VII
His early years fulfilled his warrior ambitions
Winning battles in France and Scotland
Six marriages and the creation of the Church of England
Point to a monarch who was less than conventional
Succeeding to the throne in 1509 at the age of 17
He married his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon
The well-known split with Rome and the subsequent reformation
Was a direct result of divorce from Catherine
Then followed the other five wives
Anne Boleyn, executed
Jane Seymour, died
Anne of Cleves, divorced
Catherine Howard, beheaded
And finally, Catherine Parr, who outlived him
A man of many parts
Associated with the field of the cloth of gold
Music and scholarly pursuits
And a strong defense of Christian piety
Juxtapose this with his love of jousting, hunting, tennis
And in his younger days
An athletic prowess that was the talk of Europe
And you understand why Henry VIII
Was such a force in our island's history
When Henry died, in January 1547, he was 55 years old
And boasted a Falstaffian girth of 54 inches
Henry VIII, reformation
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