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The king is dead : the last will and testament of Henry VIII / Suzannah Lipscomb.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lipscomb, Suzannah, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.
- Henry.
- Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547--Will.
- Wills--England--History--16th century.
- Wills.
- History.
- Will.
- Great Britain--History--Henry VIII, 1509-1547.
- Great Britain.
- England.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 192 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Other Title:
- Last will and testament of Henry VIII
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Pegasus Books, 2016.
- Summary:
- "Henry's will is one of the most intriguing and contested documents in British history. Historians have disagreed over its intended meaning, its authenticity and validity, and the circumstances of its creation. As well as examining the background to the drafting of the will and describing Henry's last days, Suzannah Lipscomb offers her own ... interpretation of one of the most significant constitutional documents of the Tudor period"-- Dust jacket.
- Contents:
- The death of a king
- The last decade
- The last year
- The final months
- The making of the will
- The faith of the King
- The succession
- The "unwritten will"
- The legacy of the will
- Appendix I. Henry VIII's last will and testament : a transcription
- Appendix II. Council personnel
- Appendix III. Highlights from Henry VIII's inventory.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-185) and index.
- Other Edition:
- Reproduction of: 9781784081928 Lipscomb, Suzannah. London : Head of Zeus, 2015
- ISBN:
- 9781681772547
- 168177254X
- OCLC:
- 965895616
- Publisher Number:
- 99970340784
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