The King's Bastard Child

Much has been written about this period of our history, mainly because of the actions that King Henry VIII took to rid the country of the papal interference and the religious pressures put on everyone by these fanatics. Focus was not just on the King Henry VIII and his government, but how the church acquired such immense wealth, a lot of which probably found its way to Rome. The monarchy was swimming in both land and properties, despite the poverty which gripped England's subjects. The King's Bastard Child is not a criticism of the actions of a few, but speaks fairly and vastly of Henry VIII's and Elizabeth I's reigns, from politics, social alliances, and the frivolities of courtly life.