Ebook: Young Henry : the rise of Henry VIII
Author: Henry VIII King of England 1491-1547, Henry VIII King of England 1491-1547. Henry VIII King of England 1491-1547 Heinrich VIII England König 1491-1547., Hutchinson Robert
- Tags: Henry -- VIII -- King of England -- 1491-1547. Henry -- VIII -- King of England -- 1491-1547 -- Childhood and youth. Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII 1509-1547. Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography. Heinrich -- VIII -- England König -- 1491-1547.
- Year: 2011
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press
- City: New York, Great Britain, Great Britain
- Edition: 1st U.S. ed
- Language: English
- epub
Hutchinson delves into the forces that shaped Henry VIII from his birth in 1491 to the birth in 1533 of his daughter Elizabeth. Hutchinson is admirable at pulling out amusing tidbits from the primary sources he obviously plumbed to write this breezy account of how Henry's cloistered youth influenced his public role as monarch. The early Tudors realized their hold upon the English throne would always be precarious, Read more...
Abstract: Hutchinson delves into the forces that shaped Henry VIII from his birth in 1491 to the birth in 1533 of his daughter Elizabeth. Hutchinson is admirable at pulling out amusing tidbits from the primary sources he obviously plumbed to write this breezy account of how Henry's cloistered youth influenced his public role as monarch. The early Tudors realized their hold upon the English throne would always be precarious, and thus ruthlessly eliminated rival claimants and were obsessed about producing enough male heirs to ensure the succession