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Young Henry : the rise of Henry VIII: The Rise of Henry VIII

Book ID: 107799096
Publisher: St. Martin's Press;Thomas Dunne Books
Year: 2012
Tongue: English
Weight: 4 MB
Edition: 1st U.S. ed
Category: Standards
City: New York, Great Britain, Great Britain
ISBN: 1250012740

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✦ Synopsis

Hutchinson delves into the forces that shaped Henry VIII from his birth in 1491 to the birth in 1533 of his daughter Elizabeth. Hutchinson is admirable at pulling out amusing tidbits from the primary sources he obviously plumbed to write this breezy account of how Henry's cloistered youth influenced his public role as monarch. The early Tudors realized their hold upon the English throne would always be precarious, and thus ruthlessly eliminated rival claimants and were obsessed about producing enough male heirs to ensure the succession. Read more...
Abstract: Hutchinson delves into the forces that shaped Henry VIII from his birth in 1491 to the birth in 1533 of his daughter Elizabeth. Hutchinson is admirable at pulling out amusing tidbits from the primary sources he obviously plumbed to write this breezy account of how Henry's cloistered youth influenced his public role as monarch. The early Tudors realized their hold upon the English throne would always be precarious, and thus ruthlessly eliminated rival claimants and were obsessed about producing enough male heirs to ensure the succession

✦ Subjects

Henry -- VIII, -- King of England, -- 1491-1547. Henry -- VIII, -- King of England, -- 1491-1547 -- Childhood and youth. Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547. Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography. Heinrich -- VIII -- England, König, -- 1491-1547

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