King Hal was a real hero. He was sporty and clever and brave. Everyone liked him. But he was very spoilt. Then things started to go wrong...Hal the Hero tells the amazing story of Henry VIII, the greedy king who was spoiled by everybody. At first he was popular, but he always wanted more. Read about how he grew fatter and fatter, and how his big warship, the Mary Rose, sunk, and how he went to war and married six times.