A Quote by David Starkey

The reign of Henry VIII is the axis around which England turns.

David Starkey

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David Starkey
English - Historian
Born: January 3, 1945

There are a lot of parallels between the historical Henry VIII and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. There's an oscillation and extremity of emotion throughout his repertoire that lends itself beautifully to the nature of Henry VIII, definitely. He will push things to the limit, and yet remain in emotional control.

Natalie Dormer

The wives of Henry VIII are too big to be left to chick lit. Their importance is the impact they have on the broad history of the period. On the lives of every man and every woman who lived in England then, and subsequently has lived in England.

David Starkey

Of course I had written a film about Elizabeth I, and I loved the Tudor period, and I think at the time Working Title and I had debated on whether to do Elizabeth I or Henry VIII. I'd always wanted to do Henry VIII. Like Elizabeth, I'd had this feeling that it had never properly been addressed.

Michael Hirst

You end up with this succession of periods when everything was marvellous - from King Arthur to the medieval times, Ivanhoe, chivalry, Henry VIII, Merry England, the Blitz

Ian Hislop

Contrary to popular belief, Henry VIII did not divorce any of his wives. He had sought an annulment from Catherine of Aragon - which he finally awarded to himself after the pope's continued refusal. When it came to Anne's turn, Henry took the easy route by having her found guilty of treason.

Amanda Foreman

The civil jury is the most effective form of sovereignty of the people. It defies the aggressions of time and man. During the reigns of Henry VIII (1509-1547) and Elizabeth I (1158-1603), the civil jury did in reality save the liberties of England.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Most of the version of Tudor history we know is through the eyes of Henry VIII.

Charlotte Hope

Anyone can play Henry VIII. I mean, even Robert Shaw... has played it.

Richard Burton

I'd like to meet Mrs Cornwallis, who made Henry VIII's black puddings.

Lucy Worsley

That is the America which stands not in pursuit of an axis of evil, but which is itself at the axis of hope and faith and peace and freedom.

Dennis Kucinich

If you work as a curator, as I do, at Hampton Court, you sometimes wonder if there might be more to life than Henry VIII.

Lucy Worsley

An ugly woman, married to King Henry VIII, would have defied the axe and daunted her husband's infidelities.

Honore de Balzac

I love horses. I think I may have been one of Henry VIII’s knights in another life, riding through a great forest.

Madonna Ciccone

Henry VIII had so many wives because his dynastic sense was very strong whenever he saw a maid of honour.

Will Cuppy

I would put forward a modest proposition that we were very much better governed by Henry VIII than we are by King Gordon.

David Starkey

Torture and cruelty are the words that come to mind when people think of the Tower. Here it was that the princes were murdered, Guy Fawkes racked and Henry VIII's queens executed.

Lucy Worsley

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