The Children of Henry VIII.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guy, J. A. (John Alexander)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Edward VI, King of England, 1537-1553.

Grey, Jane, Lady, 1537-1554.

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547--Family.

Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558.

Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.

Great Britain.

Henry.

Mary.

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.

Elizabeth.

Edward.

Tudor, House of.

Local Subjects:

Edward VI, King of England, 1537-1553.

Grey, Jane, Lady, 1537-1554.

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547--Family.

Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (285 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Colour Plates; Note on Units of Currency; Genealogical Tables; The Tudor Succession; The Boleyns; The Howards; 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 Used in the References; Notes on Dates and Quotations; Notes and References; Illustration Credits; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-19-165594-5

1-299-22391-5

0-19-165593-7

OCLC:

830162633