April 26, 2026 By Thornical Press If King Henry VIII were suddenly to return from the dead, the question of how he would interpret his own reappearance is far more complex than choosing between arrogance and enlightenment. Henry was a man of contradictions—pious yet ruthless, sentimental yet suspicious, intellectually curious yet politically paranoid. Imagining his reaction requires exploring the psychology of monarchy, the theology of resurrection, and the shock of a sixteenth‑century mind encountering the twenty‑first century. It also invites a bit of historical theater, which Henry himself would have relished. At the core of Henry’s identity was an unshakable…