Readers might already know that king Henry VIII is horribly famous for: \* having a bit of a weight problem \* marrying six unlucky wives \* getting very carried away with his chopping block. But this book will also tell them the facts no other biography is likely to tell them \- that Henry: \* was a handsome hunk and sports star \* accused his second wife of witchcraft \* bricked up his bedroom door at night

 

This book is part of a book series called Horribly Famous .

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Scholastic .

Alan MacDonald lives in Nottingham. He writes both non-fiction and fiction as well as writing for radio and TV. He has a particularly good track record for writing page-turning and accessible historical books. Philip Reeve is a hugely talented author. He won the Carnegie Medal for Here Lies Arthur and is also the author of the Mortal Engines series, and Goblins which was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.