For a time, no woman was feared more in the court of King Henry VIII than the radical Protestant Anne Askew—and for very good reason. With the things she knew, Askew could have toppled the kingdom.
OU English Department professor Rilla Askew will speak about the connection between King Henry VIII and Anne Askew, the heroine of her latest novel, “Prize for the Fire,” at 6:15 p.m. Friday at Norman ...