Henry VIII King and Court - Royalty Author:David Loades The energetic, charismatic, cultured young King Henry VIII ushered in a new era of royal history. Henry's court was the 'most magnificant, excellent and triumphant' in English history. The court set the fashion in every aspect of English life. Henry gathered around him a host of people great and lowly. It was a heady, jostling mix of people enjo... more »ying the privileges and pleasures of court life, and enduring its dangers.« less