The Last of Days
A gripping mystery of the Tudor Court

Read this book in 2014, and its a standalone book about the Last Days of the Life of King Henry VIII, seen and told through the eyes and ears of the jester, Will Somers. This tale is set in the years AD 1546-1547, and with King Henry VIII, on his deathbed with a wasting sickness and haunted by demons......more

Doherty 100th book, but by far one of the weakest one, at least based on those I read before. Over long, with innumerable descriptions that unnecessarily slow down an already meandering narrative. An extremely poor plot that goes nowhere very slowly, there is not much to rescue this over-bloated boo......more

An intriguing look at the final days of the malignant monster-king Henry VIII in the words of his jester Will Somers. As everyone scrambles to hang onto power, not to mention their lives, in these days of madness, it becomes clear that the men about the dying king may be as unscrupulous and dangerou......more

I’ve read and seen a lot about Henry VIII, but bought this book because it relates to the weeks before his death, and is related by Will Somers, Court jester. I’m afraid it was a chore to read, and quite boring. The latter pages are more interesting as they describe a plot involving the cover up of......more

A very enjoyable book recounting the tale of Henry VIII's court jester, Will Sommers during the last days of that tyrant's last days. It catches the mood of the cruel, brutal but always facsinating time that Henry was King. I liked that the author had researched the part that jesters/fools played in......more