Fool av Peter K. Andersson

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<p><b>The first biography of Henry VIII¿s court fool William Somer, a legendary entertainer and one of the most intriguing figures of the Tudor age</b><br><br>In some portraits of Henry VIII there appears another, striking figure¿a gaunt and morose-looking man with a shaved head and, in one case, a monkey on his shoulder. This is William or "Will" Somer, the king¿s fool, a celebrated wit who reportedly could raise Henry¿s spirits and spent many hours with him, often alone. Was Somer an ¿artificial fool,¿ a cunning comic who could speak freely in front of the king, or a ¿natural fool,¿ someone with intellectual disabilities, like many other members of the profession? And what role did he play in the tumultuous and violent Tudor era? <i>Fool </i>is the first biography of Somer¿and perhaps the first of a Renaissance fool.<br><br>After his death, Somer disappeared behind his legend, and historians struggled to separate myth from reality. Unearthing as many facts as possible, Peter K. Ander