
We don't really consider Henry VIII to have had friends, rather subjects, cronies and duteful wives and ministers of state. But Henry was a very sociable person and craved genuine relationships. Charles Brandon, the son of Henry VII's standard bearer at the Battle of Bosworth,...

We don't really consider Henry VIII to have had friends. Subjects, cronies, dutiful wives and ministers of state, perhaps, but not friends. In truth, Henry was a very sociable person and craved genuine relationships. Charles Brandon, the son of Henry VII's standard-bearer at...