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"Our company is, by the sufferance of God, Ruler of England; and the Kings of England in times past never had any superior but God." - Ruler Henry VIII A whole lot of printer ink has been spilled within the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' British Legends series, listeners can get swept up to rate on the lives of Great Britain's most significant women and men in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long ignored or never known. Over 450 years after his reign, Henry VIII is still the most well-known and recognizable ruler of England, but it's for all the wrong reasons. Though reputable by contemporaries as a learned ruler and "[O]ne of the most charismatic rulers to take a seat on the British throne", he is best appreciated today for his gluttony and multiple relationships, particularly for the gruesome way he was widowed on more than one occasion. By natural means, that was the focus of a popular drama series centered around his life. Henry VIII will probably continue to be best known for beheading a few of his wives, most notably Anne Boleyn, so that it is somewhat fitted that his most decisive work came as a result of a marital mishap. Sharply at odds with the Catholic Church over his attempt to dissolve his relationship with Catherine of Aragon, Henry VIII finally broke with the Church and established the Church of England, which forever changed the religious record of England, the communal hierarchy of the country, and its empire.
