376 Pages
6 Color & 1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
376 Pages
6 Color & 1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
376 Pages
6 Color & 1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Now in a third edition, this seminal text has been 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,... Read more
Lists of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Chronology
List of abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter One: The education of a Christian prince, 1491–1509
Chapter Two: The foundations of kingship, 1509–1518
Chapter Three: The lure of empire, 1518–1527
Chapter Four: Dynasty and supremacy, 1527–1533
Chapter Five: The godly prince, 1533–1539
Chapter Six: The closing years, 1539–1547
Chapter Seven: The legacy of Henry VIII
Suggestions for further reading
Index
Biography
Lucy Wooding is the Langford Fellow and Tutor in History at Lincoln College, Oxford, and Professor of History at the University of Oxford. She is the author of Rethinking Catholicism in Reformation England (2000), and Tudor England: A History (2022)
