Henry VIII

Here's the 2nd piece in my series of historical portraits.  Henry VIII.

Henry VIII

Henry was like a bad ass, medieval version of Orson Welles - "He ran through women and ate like a beast".  He had almost every Chancellor who ever worked for him executed, some highlights include Cardinal Woolsey, Thomas Moore and Oliver Cromwell.  Henry defied the power of the pope, setting himself up as the supreme head of the church in England, founding the Anglican church.  He is also considered the grandfather of the British Navy.