King Henry VIII King Henry the VIII was one of the most powerful men of the Renaissance period. I my self am not sure whether he was or wasn’t a Renaissance man. He has some qualities of a Renaissance man, and then again he also has many other qualities that make you think different. In his early years he was a good person and a man of literary, and musical talent. Many people looked …showed first 75 words of 387 total…

…showed last 75 words of 387 total…other rulers did also, but they aren’t considered renaissance men. King Henry the VIII was one of the most powerful men of the Renaissance time. He had some qualities of a Renaissance man, some people say he was a Renaissance man, some say he wasn’t, you decide. In my opinion King Henry the VIII was not a Renaissance man, he was simply a powerful ruler who was in control during the renaissance period.