Henry VIII

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Pimlico
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2002
Edition: Reprint

Description: 639 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: 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.

ISBN: 9780712664516