I have recently acquired a copy of Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon's Kings and Queens, on the grounds that I am addicted to didactic children's histories of England, particularly if they also rhyme and/or have illustrations, as this one does. It is of course quite charming
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On a different note, you might like checking out the second season of the Muppet Show (I forget which episode, though I can look it up if you're interested)--there's an episode in which Zero Mostel plays Henry VIII rather horrifically.
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If that's a typical illustration, I think I wouldn't attempt a reread.
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That's because they are, in fact, a single monarch, with the name 'Williamanmary'.
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(I'm pretty sure my character has been permanently warped as a result)
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