Edward VI / Jennifer Loach ; edited by George Bernard and Penry Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loach, Jennifer.

Contributor:

Bernard, G. W.

Williams, Penry

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Yale English monarchs

Yale English monarchs series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Edward VI, King of England, 1537-1553.

Edward.

Great Britain--History--Edward VI, 1547-1553.

Great Britain.

History.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Kings and rulers.

Edward, VI, King of England.

England--Religious life and customs.

England--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1547-1553.

Local Subjects:

Edward, VI, King of England.

England--Religious life and customs.

England--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1547-1553.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xviii, 210 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [1999]

Summary:

"Jennifer Loach presents a substantially fresh portrait of the boy king. Far from being the sickly child of traditional history, he is depicted as a typical young aristocrat of his day, interested in hunting, tournaments and warfare, healthy and vigorous up to his final months. The cause of Edward's early death is here diagnosed as the consequence of a severe and rapid infection of the lungs, rather than the gradual process of tuberculosis."--BOOK JACKET. "The book explores Edward's life as prince and later king, analysing the events and politics of the time and the context of the royal court in his upbringing and his rule. It considers the extent to which the young king was himself involved in matters of state and assesses the governments of Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, and of John Dudley, duke of Northumberland, both of whom ruled in his name. Loach questions the image of Edward as the 'godly imp' portrayed in John Foxe's Book of Martyrs, and advances the view that he was more concerned with obedience to his authority than with detailed points of doctrine."--BOOK JACKET. "This important and original book transforms our understanding of a dramatic period of British history, marked by political volatility, religious change and social unrest, and throws new light on an age often neglected by historians."--BOOK JACKET.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-201) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0300079923

OCLC:

41754171