The King's Pleasure Author:Norah Lofts The story of tyrant king Henry VIII is told from the perspective of his first wife, Spanish princess Katharine of Aragon. For many years Katherine enjoys the love of her husband and the people of England, until Henry's selfish nature and obsession with young Anne Boleyn threaten Katherine's reign. Her stubborn Catholic views won'... more »;t allow her to give in to Henry's demand for a divorce, and this same sense of piety ultimately destroys her.« less