King Henry Viii's Overlooked Childhood

King Henry VIII’s Overlooked Childhood According to Mr. David Starkey, Henry VIII (the king) was far from similar to Henry VIII (the kid). Instead of researching through the records of the Royal Chamber, Starkey was able to find more details about Henry VIII’s early childhood in the Exchequer. The Royal Chamber wasn’t implemented yet until King Henry VII invades France back in 1492. By scavenging through the documents of the Exchequer, Starkey found a window where he could look at how Henry VIII was before all those wives and before becoming a king. To Starkey, how Henry VII was raised was a very crucial part of his life because it would explain how much of an influence it had made on his way to the throne and also during his reign at the throne.
Being raised in around women, this is where Henry VIII supposedly developed respect for women. There, Henry VII lived a sheltered life -considering he had nothing to worry about. In contrast, his brother Arthur was separated from his mother from the start to be raised in preparations to take over the throne after his dad. The separation of Arthur and Henry VIII during childhood was supposedly the reason why Henry did not have the pressure of living under his brother’s shadow. Because they were separated, the two brothers didn’t meet much. Also, Henry VIII wasn’t even supposed to be the son to rule after King Henry VII. Therefore, Henry VIII couldn’t have known all the pressures of the royal throne because he didn’t really know his