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Book tells how he was familiar with quarantine and drew comfort from confined spaces

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As a role model for living through lockdown, one might not immediately turn to King Henry VIII – a monarch better known for his acquisitive attitude to monasteries and wives than his habits for solitude and quiet contemplation.
In fact, argues a leading expert in the period, Henry was very familiar with quarantine – and there are lessons we can learn from this unlikeliest of figures when it comes to his approach to confinement. Continue reading...