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In modern times, Henry VIII is commonly portrayed as a decadent tyrant. In Shakespeare's time, he was a sympathetic figure. Is this a case of changing values, or was it more a case of "My ruler('s father), right or wrong?"

by /u/StockingDummy in /r/AskHistorians

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