{"product_id":"henry-viii-shakespeare","title":"Henry VIII by William Shakespeare","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBy William Shakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe authoritative edition of Henry VIII from The Folger Shakespeare Library  the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.  In Henry VIII  Shakespeare presents a monarchy in crisis. Noblemen battle with Lord Chancellor Cardinal Wolsey  who taxes the people to the point of rebellion. Witnesses whom Wolsey brings against the Duke of Buckingham claim he is conspiring to take the throne  yet Buckingham seems innocent as he goes to his death.   Henry is also without a male heir. After meeting the beautiful Anne Boleyn  he says that he suspects his current marriage to Katherine  with whom he has one surviving daughter  is invalid. Katherine  meanwhile  glows with such splendid integrity that actresses have long desired the role. She advocates for the people  suspects the witnesses against Buckingham  and eloquently defends her conduct as Henry's wife.","brand":"Lushena Books","offers":[{"title":"PAPERBACK","offer_id":52798782144792,"sku":"9798890966681","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HARDCOVER","offer_id":52798782177560,"sku":"9798890966780","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/8203\/8296\/files\/9798890966681.jpg?v=1790924397","url":"https:\/\/lushenabooksinc.com\/products\/henry-viii-shakespeare","provider":"Lushena","version":"1.0","type":"link"}