The Church and State of Henry VIII From: The Washington Post | Date: June 10, 1998| Author: | Copyright 1998 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

You might think that Henry VIII would have faded well into obscurity by now.

After all, he won no great military triumphs, and his monument in Britain is just a simple slab of marble. Shakespeare's play about him is one of the Bard's most neglected works. Few of the king's once grand palaces remain standing, and the Tudor family legacy that he desperately tried to sustain died with his children.

Nevertheless, more than 450 years after his death, "Great Harry" remains one of Britain's most famous rulers. Not only did he preside over a monarchy at the peak of its power, he also profoundly ...

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