The Children of Henry VIII
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The fascinating family drama of Henry VIII and his four children, re-created from the original sources by best-selling Tudor historian John Guy
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The fascinating family drama of Henry VIII and his four children, re-created from the original sources by best-selling Tudor historian John Guy
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Behind the façade of politics and pageantry at the Tudor court, there was a family drama. Nothing drove Henry VIII, England's wealthiest and most powerful king, more than producing a legitimate male heir and so perpetuating his dynasty. To that end, he married six wives, became the subject of the most notorious divorce case of the sixteenth century, and broke with the pope, all in an age of international competition and warfare, social unrest and growing religious intolerance and discord.
Henry fathered four living children, each by a different mother. Their interrelationships were often scarred by jealously, mutual distrust, sibling rivalry, even hatred. Possessed of quick wits and strong wills, their characters were defined partly by the educations they received, and partly by events over which they had no control.
Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond, although recognized as the king's son, could never forget his illegitimacy. Edward died while still in his teens, desperately plotting to exclude his half-sisters from the throne. Mary's world was shattered by her mother's divorce and her own unhappy marriage. Elizabeth was the most successful, but also the luckiest. Even so, she lived with the knowledge that her father had ordered her mother's execution, was often in fear of her own life, and could never marry the one man she truly loved.
Henry's children idolized their father, even if they differed radically over how to perpetuate his legacy. To tell their stories, John Guy returns to the archives, drawing on a vast array of contemporary records, personal letters, and first-hand accounts.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The Children of Henry VIII “
- Prologue
- 1: In the Beginning
- 2: Smoke and Mirrors
- 3: Prince or Princess?
- 4: Sons and Lovers
- 5: A Family Feud
- 6: Ruling from the Grave
- 7: Faith and Exclusion
- 8: Sisters, Rivals, Queens
- 9: Uncharted Waters
- Abbreviations
- Notes on Dates and Quotations
- Notes and References
- Index
Autoren-Porträt von John Guy
John Guy is a Fellow of Clare College, University of Cambridge. His books include the bestselling Tudor England, The Tudors: A Very Short Introduction, A Daughter's Love: Thomas and Margaret More, Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel, Victim: A 900-Year-Old Story Retold and 'My Heart is My Own': the Life of Mary Queen of Scots, which won the Whitbread Biography Award, Marsh Biography Award, and was a Finalist for the National Book Critics' Circle (USA) Biography/Autobiography of the Year Award. A regular contributor to BBC radio and television, he also writes and reviews for national newspapers and magazines, including The Sunday Times and The Literary Review. Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: John Guy
- 2014, 280 Seiten, 11 farbige Abbildungen, Maße: 13,5 x 21,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0198700873
- ISBN-13: 9780198700876
- Erscheinungsdatum: 25.06.2014
Sprache:
Englisch
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