Henry VIII (The English Monarchs Series) - Hardcover

Scarisbrick, J. J.

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9780413256003: Henry VIII (The English Monarchs Series)

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ISBN 10: 0413256006 ISBN 13: 9780413256003

Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd, 1981

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Henry VIII's forceful personality dominated his age and continues to fascinate our own. In few other reigns have there been developments of such magnitude-in politics, foreign relations, religion, and society-that have so radically affected succeeding generations. Above all the English Reformation and the break with Rome are still felt more than four centuries on. First published in 1968, J. J. Scarisbrick's Henry VIII remains the standard account, a thorough exploration of the documentary sources, stylishly written and highly readable. In an updated foreword, Professor Scarisbrick takes stock of subsequent research and places his classic account within the context of recent publications. "It is the magisterial quality of J.J. Scarisbrick's work that has enabled it to hold the field for so long."-Steve Gunn, Times Literary Supplement

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J. J. Scarisbrick is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Bristol.

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