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Henry VIII / by J.J. Scarisbrick.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scarisbrick, J. J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.
- Henry.
- Great Britain--History--Henry VIII, 1509-1547.
- Great Britain.
- History.
- Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Kings and rulers.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 561 pages : illustrations, portraits (1 color) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, 1968.
- Summary:
- A realistic portrait of the sixteenth century English king and of the personalities who dominated his times.
- Contents:
- The new king
- The renewal of the hundred years' war
- The coming of Wolsey
- The quest for peace
- The virtuous prince
- The repudiation of the Habsburgs
- The canon law of the divorce
- The struggle for the divorce
- The campaign against the church
- The royal supremacy
- England and Europe, 1537 to 1540
- The royal supremacy and theology
- The return to war
- The last months
- Henry the king.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 533-542) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- OCLC:
- 308409
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