Young Henry: The Rise of Henry VIII - Hardcover

Hutchinson, Robert

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9781250012616: Young Henry: The Rise of Henry VIII

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The story of a fearsome monarch's first 35 years, Young Henry is a factual and fascinating account of the rise of Henry VIII to power. Revealing how the infamous former King of England lived in the shadow of his elder brother Arthur and his autocratic father, Robert Hutchinson's brilliantly-researched hardback documents the trials and tribulations experienced by a man best known for his fearsome reputation and many wives. Compelling in its vision of Henry as a magnificent but troubled young man, this is a historical account that fans of Tudor times are sure to enjoy.

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ROBERT HUTCHINSON is a historian, archaeologist, and broadcast journalist, most recently chairing the media division of Britain's Defence, Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee. Hutchinson has written several books on the history of the Tudors, includingLast Days of Henry VIII, Elizabeth's Spymaster, and Thomas Cromwell: The Rise and Fall of Henry VIII's Most Notorious Minister, as well as contributing to The History Channel'sInside the Body of Henry VIII. He lives in England.

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PublisherThomas Dunne Books
Publication date2012
ISBN 10 1250012619
ISBN 13 9781250012616
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. THERE IS A BLACK "CLOSEOUT/REMAINDER" MARK ON THE TOP PAGE EDGES. Immortalized as a domineering king, notorious philanderer, and the unlikely benefactor of a new church, Henry VIII became a legend during his own reign. Who, though, was the young royal who would grow up to become England's most infamous ruler? Robert Hutchinson's Young Henry examines Henry Tudor's childhood beginnings and subsequent rise to power in the most intimate retelling of his early life to date. While Henry's elder brother, Arthur, was scrupulously groomed for the crown by their autocratic father, the ten-year-old "spare heir" enjoyed a more carefree childhood, given prestige and power without the looming pressures of the throne. Everything changed for the young prince, though, when his brother died. Henry was nine weeks shy of his eighteenth birthday when he inherited both his brother's widow and the crown. As King, Henry preferred magnificence and merriment to his royal responsibilities, sweeping away the musty cobwebs of his father's court with feasting, dancing, and sport. Frustrated, too, by the seeming inability of his wife, Katherine of Aragon, to produce an heir, Henry turned his attention to a prospective second queen whose name would endure as long as his: Anne Boleyn. With the king still lacking a successor by the age of thirty-five, however, the time for youthful frolic had come to an end. Divorcing his wife and the Catholic Church, executing his lover and his violent will, Henry charged forward on a scandalous path of terrifying self-indulgence from which there was no turning back. Young Henry is an illuminating portrait of this tyrannical, yet groundbreaking, king -- before he transformed his country, and the face of the monarchy, irrevocably. THERE IS A BLACK "CLOSEOUT/REMAINDER" MARK ON THE TOP PAGE EDGES. Seller Inventory # 001628

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