| Henry
VIII
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1972.
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accession of Henry VIII (reigned 1509-1547)
was greeted with rapture by his subjects: young,
handsome, and open-handed, the new King lost
no time in making his Court the most colourful
and extravagant in Europe. Yet this glamorous
exterior disguised the unpredictable and savagely
ruthless nature of the King, and as his reign
developed, these traits were to become increasingly
evident. This compelling and lavishly illustrated
biography traces the story of this colourful
figure from his vigorous youth to gross and
immobile old age. We see Henry as the absolute
ruler who raised the English monarchy to a pinnacle
of arbitrary power as the centre of a Court
of immense brilliance and talent, and as a man
who, despite his cruelty and unpredictability,
could inspire men with loyalty and devotion
to the end.
Henry VIII's six wives: divorced, beheaded,
died; divorced, beheaded, survived.
- Catherine of Aragon, divorced 1533, (mother
of Queen Mary reg 1553-1558)
- Anne Boleyn, beheaded 1536, (mother of Queen
Elizabeth I reg 1558-1603)
- Jane Seymour, died 1537, (mother of King
Edward VI reg 1547-1553)
- Anne of Cleves, divorced 1540
- Catherine Howard, beheaded 1542
- Catherine Parr, died 1548, one year after
Henry VIII
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