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  Henry VIII: King and Court (Paperback) By (author) Alison Weir

  

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  Short Description for Henry VIIIA biography of Henry VIII, set against the cultural, social and political background of his court - the most magnificent court ever seen in England - and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces. It offers an analytical study of the development of both monarch and court during a crucial period in English history.
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  • Publisher: VINTAGE
  • Published: 18 September 2008
  • Format: Paperback 656 pages
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  • Categories: Biography: Historical, Political & Military | Biography: Royalty | British & Irish History | Early Modern History: C 1450/1500 To C 1700
  • ISBN 13: 9780099532422 ISBN 10: 0099532425
  • Sales rank: 34,045

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Full description for Henry VIII

• This magnificent new book is Alison Weir's greatest achievement: a detailed biography of Henry VIII, set against the cultural, social and political background of his court - the most magnificent court ever seen in England - and the splendour of his many sumptuous palaces. Seen from this new perspective, Henry VIII emerges as a fully-rounded and realistic personality, not the two-dimensional caricature of popular misconception. This book is not just an entertaining narrative packed with colourful description and a wealth of anecdotal evidence, but a comprehensive analytical study of the development of both monarch and court during a crucial period in English history. As well as challenging some recent theories, it offers controversial new conclusions based on contemporary evidence that has until now been overlooked. This is a triumph of historical writing which will appeal equally to the general reader and the serious historian.'A glittering evocation of the Tudor Court, its splendour as well as its vulgarity - a responsive, rounded portrait' - "Daily Telegraph". 'Weir has used colourful, fresh material (much of it from unpublished archives and letters), to recreate early sixteenth-century European life and thought, within which she sets the larger-than-life figure of the king - a compelling, readable account of the life and times of the king who put England firmly on the map of power politics' - Lisa Jardine, "Literary Review".