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First published in 1968, Jack Scarisbrick's "Henry VIII" is a book which focuses on the personality of this flamboyant and forceful monarch, exploring an impulsive interventionist king whose impact on the government, society and religion of England is felt more than four centuries on.
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Table of Contents edit
The new king --
The renewal of the hundred years' war --
The coming of Wolsey --
The quest for peace --
The virtuous prince --
The repudiation of the Habsburgs --
The canon law of the divorce --
The struggle for the divorce --
The campaign against the church --
The royal supremacy --
England and Europe, 1537 to 1540 --
The royal supremacy and theology --
The return to war --
The last months --
Henry the king
Series & Lists edit
This book is in The English Monarchs Series. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- J. J. Scarisbrick (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Eyre & Spottiswoode/University of California Press
Country: Great Britain & USA
Publication Date: 1968
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 575
Publisher: Eyre & Spottiswoode/University of California Press
Country: Great Britain & USA
Publication Date: 1968
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 575
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: DA332 .S25 1968
- Dewey: 942.0520924
Subjects edit
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Royalty › Henry VIII
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- Books › History › Europe › Ireland
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- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Political
- Books › History › Military
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical › British
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