By the time my story Eliza Rose starts, Henry VIII is no longer the sporty, god-like golden youth that he was when he took the throne. Now in his 50s, overweight, and with a bad leg, it must have been quite an ordeal for a young girl like Katherine Howard, or Eliza herself, to think about marrying him. On the other hand, girls like Katherine or Eliza must have been under enormous pressure from their families to try to attract the king, because riches and rewards would flow to the queen.
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