The Children of Henry VIII

Recounts the lives of Henry VIII's heirs and the intrigues that arose from their struggle to ascend their father's throne As always, Weir offers a fresh perspective on a period that has spawned many of the most enduring myths in English ...

Author: Alison Weir

Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.

ISBN: 0345407865

Category: Biography & Autobiography

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Recounts the lives of Henry VIII's heirs and the intrigues that arose from their struggle to ascend their father's throne
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Henry VIII

Examines the king's remarkable influence on the laws, customs, culture, and politics of his kingdom and profiles the diverse courtiers, artists, and scholars who surrounded Henry VIII.

Author: Alison Weir

Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.

ISBN: 9780345437082

Category: Biography & Autobiography

Page: 632

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Examines the king's remarkable influence on the laws, customs, culture, and politics of his kingdom and profiles the diverse courtiers, artists, and scholars who surrounded Henry VIII.
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Henry VIII Penguin Monarchs

Charismatic, insatiable and cruel, Henry VIII was, as John Guy shows, a king who became mesmerized by his own legend - and in the process destroyed and remade England.

Author: John Guy

Publisher: Penguin UK

ISBN: 9780141977133

Category: History

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Charismatic, insatiable and cruel, Henry VIII was, as John Guy shows, a king who became mesmerized by his own legend - and in the process destroyed and remade England. Said to be a 'pillager of the commonwealth', this most instantly recognizable of kings remains a figure of extreme contradictions: magnificent and vengeful; a devout traditionalist who oversaw a cataclysmic rupture with the church in Rome; a talented, towering figure who nevertheless could not bear to meet people's eyes when he talked to them. In this revealing new account, John Guy looks behind the mask into Henry's mind to explore how he understood the world and his place in it - from his isolated upbringing and the blazing glory of his accession, to his desperate quest for fame and an heir and the terrifying paranoia of his last, agonising, 54-inch-waisted years.
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Henry VIII

A realistic portrait of the sixteenth century English king and of the personalities who dominated his times.

Author: J. J. Scarisbrick

Publisher: Yale University Press

ISBN: 9780300071580

Category: Biography & Autobiography

Page: 561

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A realistic portrait of the sixteenth century English king and of the personalities who dominated his times.
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The Reign of Henry VIII

Each book in the Problems in Focus series is designed to make available to students important new work on key historical problems and periods that they encounter on their courses. This volume is devoted to the reign of Henry VIII.

Author: J. A. Macculloch

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

ISBN: 0312128924

Category: History

Page: 313

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This collection of essays by leading scholars and researchers in early Tudor studies provides an up-to-date discussion of the politics, policy and piety of Henry VIII's reign. It explores such areas as the reform of central and local government, foreign policy, relations between leading politicians, life at Court, Henry's first divorce and the break with Rome, literature and the government's exploitation of it, and the growth of evangelical religion in Henry's England. Particular consideration is given to the controversies which have arisen about the reign among modern historians, and there is an effort to assess the personality of Henry himself.
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King Henry VIII

HENRY VIII - A MAGNIFICENT MONARCH 3 2 6 C QUOTES ' Hitherto small mention has been made of. H 4 5 ENRY VIII OF England was the king with six wives .

Author: Leon Ashworth

Publisher: Cherrytree Books

ISBN: 1842342835

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction

Page: 32

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The life of King Henry VIII is described in this book, which is part of the British History Makers series on famous figures who shaped historical events. Through the use of artwork, documentary evidence, and fact-filled information panels, a rounded picture is given of the turbulent time in which he lived.
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Henry VIII

A latest entry in the popular historical series introduces young readers to the infamous acts of King Henry VIII while inviting them to hear the testimony of historical figures and decide if the 16th-century monarch's choices were justified ...

Author: Stewart Ross

Publisher: Evans Brothers

ISBN: 9780237542481

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction

Page: 61

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A latest entry in the popular historical series introduces young readers to the infamous acts of King Henry VIII while inviting them to hear the testimony of historical figures and decide if the 16th-century monarch's choices were justified. Original.
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Henry VIII s Bishops

Margaret Condon , ' Ruling Elites in the Reign of Henry VII ' , in C . Ross ( ed . ) ,
Patronage Pedigree and Power in Later Medieval England ( Gloucester , 1979 ) ,
pp . 109 - 42 ( at pp . 111 - 2 ) . Elton , Tudors , p . 69 . Hume , ii , pp . 289 - 93 .

Author: Andrew A. Chibi

Publisher: James Clarke Company

ISBN: STANFORD:36105025762100

Category: History

Page: 352

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A comprehensive study of a diverse and interesting group of individuals who had a profound influence on both king and country in the early modern period.
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Henry VIII

Henry the seventh succeeding , truly pitying My father's loss , like a most royal
prince Restor'd me to my ironours , and , out of ruins , Made my name once more
noble . Now his son , Henry the eighth , hfe , honour , name , and all That made
me ...

Author: William Shakespeare

Publisher:

ISBN: NLI:1306174-30

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Letters and Papers Foreign and Domestic of the Reign of Henry VIII

I. , the Scottish Series , of the Reigns of Henry VIII . Edward VI . ... a selection of all
documents relating to Ireland , preserved in the Public Record Office , London ;
the work is to be continued to the end of the reign of Henry VII . CALENDAR OF ...

Author: Great Britain. Public Record Office

Publisher:

ISBN: HARVARD:HN4FQD

Category: Archives

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Henry VIII

Katharine's humility to the King , and resentment to Wjl . fey , are well contrasted . Wol . C 2 28 1 KING HENRY HENRY VIII . AZ II .

Author: William Shakespeare

Publisher:

ISBN: BL:A0022337306

Category: English drama

Page: 60

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Year Books of Henry VIII

12-14 Henry VIII, 1520-1523 John Hamilton Baker. material from these years can
be found in the manuscript texts associated with Caryll. And our reporter seems
to have had a less ready French vocabulary than is shown in Caryll's other ...

Author: John Hamilton Baker

Publisher:

ISBN: UOM:39015056447314

Category: England

Page: 225

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Henry viii

These rival pretensions began to be heard as soon as it became evident that Henry VIII. would have no male heirs by Catherine of Aragon.

Author: Albert Pollard

Publisher: Ozymandias Press

ISBN: 9781531279387

Category: History

Page: 539

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It is perhaps a matter rather for regret than for surprise that so few attempts have been made to describe, as a whole, the life and character of Henry VIII. No ruler has left a deeper impress on the history of his country, or done work which has been the subject of more keen and lasting contention. Courts of law are still debating the intention of statutes, the tenor of which he dictated; and the moral, political, and religious, are as much in dispute as the legal, results of his reign. He is still the Great Erastian, the protagonist of laity against clergy. His policy is inextricably interwoven with the high and eternal dilemma of Church and State; and it is well-nigh impossible for one who feels keenly on these questions to treat the reign of Henry VIII. in a reasonably judicial spirit. No period illustrates more vividly the contradiction between morals and politics. In our desire to reprobate the immorality of Henry's methods, we are led to deny their success; or, in our appreciation of the greatness of the ends he achieved, we seek to excuse the means he took to achieve them. As with his policy, so with his character. There was nothing commonplace about him; his good and his bad qualities alike were exceptional. It is easy, by suppressing the one or the other, to paint him a hero or a villain. He lends himself readily to polemic; but to depict his character in all its varied aspects, extenuating nothing nor setting down aught in malice, is a task of no little difficulty...
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Henry VIII and the Court

To help take stock of such a multifaceted and contested history, this volume presents a collection of 17 essays that showcase the very latest thinking and research on Henry and his court.

Author: Suzannah Lipscomb

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781351930857

Category: History

Page: 372

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After 500 years Henry VIII still retains a public fascination unmatched by any monarch before or since. Whilst his popular image is firmly associated with his appetites - sexual and gastronomic - scholars have long recognized that his reign also ushered in profound changes to English society and culture, the legacy of which endure to this day. To help take stock of such a multifaceted and contested history, this volume presents a collection of 17 essays that showcase the very latest thinking and research on Henry and his court. Divided into seven parts, the book highlights how the political, religious and cultural aspects of Henry's reign came together to create a one of the most significant and transformative periods of English history. The volume is genuinely interdisciplinary, drawing on literature, art history, architecture and drama to enrich our knowledge. The first part is a powerful and personal account by Professor George W. Bernard of his experience of writing about Henry and his reign. The next parts - Material Culture and Images - reflect a historical concern with non-documentary evidence, exploring how objects, collections, paintings and buildings can provide unrivalled insight into the world of the Tudor court. The parts on Court Culture and Performance explore the literary and theatrical world and the performative aspects of court life, looking at how the Tudor court attempted to present itself to the world, as well as how it was represented by others. The part on Reactions focuses upon the political and religious currents stirred up by Henry's policies, and how they in turn came to influence his actions. Through this wide-ranging, yet thematically coherent approach, a fascinating window is opened into the world of Henry VIII and his court. In particular, building on research undertaken over the last ten years, a number of contributors focus on topics that have been neglected by traditional historical writing, for example gender, graffiti and clothing. With contributions from many of the leading scholars of Tudor England, the collection offers not only a snapshot of the latest historical thinking, but also provides a starting point for future research into the world of this colourful, but often misrepresented monarch.
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Young Henry

From that day forward everything changed. Based on contemporary accounts, Young Henry provides a compelling vision of the splendours, intrigues and tragedies of the royal court, presided over by the ruthless and insecure Henry VIII.

Author: Robert Hutchinson

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9780297859536

Category: Biography & Autobiography

Page: 288

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Compelling account of the first 35 years of a magnificent and ruthless monarch. Henry became the unexpected heir to the precarious Tudor throne in 1502, after his elder brother Arthur died. He also inherited both his brother's wardrobe and his wife, the Spanish princess Katherine of Aragon. He became king in April 1509 with many personality traits inherited from his father - the love of magnificence, the rituals of kingship, the excitement of hunting and gambling and the construction of grand new palaces. After those early glory days of feasting, fun and frolic, the continuing lack of a male Tudor heir runs like a thin line of poison through Henry's reign. After he fell in love with Anne Boleyn, he gambled everything on her providing him with a son and heir. From that day forward everything changed. Based on contemporary accounts, Young Henry provides a compelling vision of the splendours, intrigues and tragedies of the royal court, presided over by the ruthless and insecure Henry VIII. With his customary scholarship and narrative verve, Robert Hutchinson provides fresh insights into what drove England's most famous monarch, and how this happy, playful Renaissance prince was transformed into the tyrant of his later years.
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King Henry VIII

King Henry the Eighth . Cardinal WOLSEY . Cardinal CAMPEIUS . Capucius , Ambassador from the Emperor Charles V. CRANMER , Archbishop of Canterbury .

Author: William Shakespeare

Publisher:

ISBN: BL:A0022351105

Category:

Page: 89

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King Henry VIII

There have been few or none who have argued that there are any structural resemblances between Henry VIII and Fletcher's undoubted plays.

Author: William Shakespeare

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 9781139835138

Category: Literary Collections

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Henry VIII was one of Shakespeare's most popular plays in the eighteenth and nineteeenth centuries when great actors took the roles of Queen Katherine and Cardinal Wolsey, and elaborate pageantry was much extended. It has not been staged so frequently in the twentieth century, but a number of important recent productions have revealed the theatrical potential of a more complete text. Professor Margeson considers and illustrates the stage history of the play, and gives a balanced account of the authorship controversy from the mid-nineteenth century, when John Fletcher's name was first put forward as a collaborator, to recent scholarship, which has not yet reached a consensus. The Introduction considers the political and religious background of the play, its pageant-like structure and visual effects, and its varied ironies. The commentary is detailed but concise, explaining difficult passages and contemporary references, and suggesting how the play might have been staged in an Elizabethan theatre, or might still be staged for a modern audience.
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Henry VIII

This new edition of Lucy Wooding’s Henry VIII is fully revised and updated to provide an insightful and original portrait of one of England’s most unforgettable monarchs and the many paradoxes of his character and reign.

Author: Lucy Wooding

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781317520313

Category: History

Page: 356

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This new edition of Lucy Wooding’s Henry VIII is fully revised and updated to provide an insightful and original portrait of one of England’s most unforgettable monarchs and the many paradoxes of his character and reign. Henry was a Renaissance prince whose Court dazzled with artistic display, yet he was also a savage adversary, who ruthlessly crushed all those who opposed him. Five centuries after his reign, he continues to fascinate, always evading easy characterization. Wooding locates Henry VIII firmly in the context of the English Renaissance and the fierce currents of religious change that characterized the early Reformation, as well as exploring the historiographical debates that have surrounded him and his reign. This new edition takes into account significant advances in recent research, particularly following the five hundredth anniversary of his accession in 2009, to put forward a distinctive interpretation of Henry’s personality and remarkable style of kingship. It gives a fresh portrayal of Henry VIII, cutting away the misleading mythology that surrounds him in order to provide a vivid account of this passionate, wilful, intelligent and destructive king. This compelling biography will be essential reading for all early modern students.
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Henry VIII and the English Monasteries

There were six monasteries of these Franciscan Observants in England . Of these
, none bore a higher character for discipline and regularity than that of Greenwich
. “ In 1513 Henry VIII . himself had written more than once to the pope , Leo .

Author: Francis Aidan Gasquet

Publisher:

ISBN: HARVARD:32044081138729

Category: Church and state in Great Britain

Page: 478

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