<p class=ql-align-justify><strong>Who would you invite for dinner if you could choose anyone who has ever lived?</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify>A teenager - with his father acting as cook - entertains some of the most famous people in history at their suburban semi in modern-day Britain. But he finds he soon has more on his plate than spaghetti Bolognese.</p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Will he be able to satisfy HENRY VIII's huge appetite; beat the fiery NAPOLEON in a game of&nbsp;<em>Risk</em>; prevent Dad from playing the fool in front of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE; resist the charms of a conniving CLEOPATRA; help the lost CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS get back on track; embrace WINSTON CHURCHILL's battle plans; convince the pious OLIVER CROMWELL that they are not celebrating Christmas; assist the conscientious FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE in saving Dad's life; paint a pretty picture of the hideous-looking ELIZABETH I?</p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p><em>When Henry VIII came to Dinner</em>&nbsp;interweaves historical facts with modern imagination revealing new but true pictures of major historical figures.</p>