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One of the best-known figures of British history, collective memory of Henry VIII presents us with the image of a corpulent, covetous, and cunning king whose appetite for worldly goods met few parallels, whose wives met infamously premature ends, and whose religion was ever political in intent. 1536 - focusing on a pivotal year in the life of the King - reveals a fuller portrait of this complex monarch, detailing the finer shades of humanity that have so long been overlooked. We discover that in 1536 Henry met many failures - physical, personal, and political - and emerged from them a revolutionary new king who proceeded to transform a nation and reform a religion. A compelling story, the effects of which are still with us today, 1536 shows what a profound difference can be made merely by changing the heart of a king.… (meer)
My disappointment in this book stems mainly from the fact that I thought it would be more of a psychological study. It is more of a study of the Reformation, rather than the workings of inside the mind of Henry the Eighth. ( )
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
For my father and mother, Nick and Marguerite,
my great-aunt, Sylvia,
and in loving memory of my grandad, Charlie
all of whom were proud of the book before
a word of it had been written.
Eerste woorden
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
We are a bit like cocky adolescents when it comes to Henry VIII -- we all think that we know him and all about him.
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Laatste woorden
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
The estimation of one priest during the Pilgrimage of Grace suggested that Wolsey's terracotta roundels had been dreadfully prescient, for he called the king
a tyrant more cruel than Nero, for Nero destroyed but a part of Rome, but this tyrant destroyeth this whole realm.
Perhaps an earlier Franch ambassador had it right when he concluded, 'he is a man to be marvelled at and has wonderful people around him...but he is an old fox, proud as the devil and accustomed to ruling'. (Epilogue)
One of the best-known figures of British history, collective memory of Henry VIII presents us with the image of a corpulent, covetous, and cunning king whose appetite for worldly goods met few parallels, whose wives met infamously premature ends, and whose religion was ever political in intent. 1536 - focusing on a pivotal year in the life of the King - reveals a fuller portrait of this complex monarch, detailing the finer shades of humanity that have so long been overlooked. We discover that in 1536 Henry met many failures - physical, personal, and political - and emerged from them a revolutionary new king who proceeded to transform a nation and reform a religion. A compelling story, the effects of which are still with us today, 1536 shows what a profound difference can be made merely by changing the heart of a king.
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