| The Reign of Henry VIII: Politics, Policy and Piety 1995 Edition Contributor(s): MacCulloch, Diarmaid (Editor), MacCulloch, Diarmaid (Other) |
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ISBN: 0312128924 ISBN-13: 9780312128920 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $133.94 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1995 Annotation: For nearly thirty-eight years, Henry VIII ruled the Kingdom of England, and the three children of his six marriages would between them reign for aa further half-century and more. His reign has never ceased to provoke argument, not least because of one of the great titles which he seized for himself: Supreme Head of the Church in England. This claim was to have consequences which are still unravelling today; at the time it led to many deaths and much bitterness. Was Henry as selfish, cruel monster, or a farsighted architect of his country's future greatness? How were his changes in church and state understood and received by his subjects? Tese are some of the issues discussed by the essayists in the collection. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Renaissance |
| Dewey: 942.052 |
| LCCN: 95019514 |
| Series: Problems in Focus |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.23 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of essays by leading scholars and researchers in early Tudor studies provides an up-to-date discussion of the politics, policy and piety of Henry VIII's reign. It explores such areas as the reform of central and local government, foreign policy, relations between leading politicians, life at Court, Henry's first divorce and the break with Rome, literature and the government's exploitation of it, and the growth of evangelical religion in Henry's England. Particular consideration is given to the controversies which have arisen about the reign among modern historians, and there is an effort to assess the personality of Henry himself. |