<p><span>Henry VIII is known stereotypically as a corpulent, covetous, and cunning king whose appetite for worldly goods met few parallels, whose wives met infamously premature ends, and whose religion was largely political in intent. By focusing on a pivotal year in the life of Henry, this study mo
1536: The Year that Changed Henry VIII
β Scribed by Suzannah Lipscomb
- Publisher
- Lion UK
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 242
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Henry VIII is known stereotypically as a corpulent, covetous, and cunning king whose appetite for worldly goods met few parallels, whose wives met infamously premature ends, and whose religion was largely political in intent. By focusing on a pivotal year in the life of Henry, this study moves beyond the caricature to reveal a fuller portrait of this complex monarch. In 1536, Henry met many failuresβphysical, personal, and politicalβand emerged from them a different man and a revolutionary new king who proceeded to transform a nation and a religion.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
A study of Parliament during the period between the dissolution of the Reformation Parliament in 1536 and the death of Henry VIII in 1547, this book is a sequel to Professor Lehmberg's The Reformation Parliament (1970). As in the earlier volume, the membership of both Houses of Parliament is analyse