These doodles recovered from Henry VIII’s prayer book are the subject of a research paper published in Renaissance Quarterly . Researchers have recently revealed that Henry VIII’s prayer book during his final years, entitled Psalms or prayers and translated by Henry VIII’s wife Katherine Parr, included doodles created by Henry VIII himself. Throughout Henry VIII’s prayer book, eight manicules and three trefoils can be found, seemingly without a specific pattern or purpose. Collectively, the annotations found within Henry VIII’s prayer book depict a man plagued by doubts and uncertainties. “He's doing the right thing,” explained White when discussing the doodles discovered within Henry VIII’s prayer book.

Source: The Times June 29, 2023 10:36 UTC