# Henry VIII — The Wealth of Nations character guide

> Henry VIII in The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, himself

**First appearance:** 0020-digression-concerning-the-variations-in-the-value-of-silver-during-the-course-of-the-four-last-centuries

## Who they are

English king cited for economic and religious policies.

## In the story

### [IX: Of the Profits of Stock](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/ix-of-the-profits-of-stock)

His 37th year statute declared all interest above 10% unlawful.

### [Effects of the Progress of Improvement Upon the Real Price of Manufactures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wealth_of_nations_se/chapters/effects-of-the-progress-of-improvement-upon-the-real-price-of-manufactures)

Referenced in the context of a 1487 sumptuary law regulating cloth prices.

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