In nearly 50 years as king on England, Henry went through six wives to get himself a on and heir. He threw his country into chaos to fulfill his personal whims. In the process, he turned on his most trusted allies and accused them of treason. And many traitors received a gruesome punishment: Their severed heads were displayed on London Bridge for all to see.

• Engaging biographies of famous and infamous figures in history
• Sophisticated design will attract high-school and middle-school struggling readers, yet on-target reading levels make these books accessible to readers of all levels
• Controlled vocabulary and sentence length make these books highly readable
• Directly correlated to Social Studies Standards for Middle and High School