ThewomenwhomarriedHenryVIIIhavebecomedefined notbythewaytheylivedbutbythewaytheirlivesended. Theyareseenasvictimsofabloatedtyrant,deservingpity,butnot respect.However,haveweunder-estimatedthemandarehistoriansrightto havemerelyportrayedthemasbit-partplayersinHenry'sstory? Usingdramaticreconstructionandpassionatenarration, eminenthistorianandpresenterDrDavidStarkeyfocuses onthestoriesofthewomenthemselves,revealingin intimatedetailtheirexperiencesofsex,childbirthandtheglamorous, dangerouslifeatcourt,includingthedeadlyintriguesthatdethroned them.
