Inside the Tudor Court (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
384
Utgivningsdatum
2015-03-15
Förlag
Amberley Publishing
Illustratör/Fotograf
color 16 Plates
Illustrationer
16 Plates, color
Dimensioner
198 x 124 x 25 mm
Vikt
272 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9781445645599

Inside the Tudor Court

Henry VIII and his Six Wives through the eyes of the Spanish Ambassador

av Lauren MacKay
Häftad,  Engelska, 2015-03-15
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The reports and despatches of Eustace Chapuys, Spanish Ambassador to Henry VIIIs court from 1529 to 1545, have been instrumental in shaping our modern interpretations of Henry VIII and his wives. As a result of his personal relationships with several of Henrys queens, and Henry himself, his writings were filled with colourful anecdotes, salacious gossip, and personal and insightful observations of the key players at court, thus offering the single most continuous portrait of the central decades of Henrys reign. Beginning with Chapuys arrival in England, in the middle of Henry VIIIs divorce from Katherine of Aragon, this book progresses through the episodic reigns of each of Henrys queens. Chapuys tirelessly defended Katherine and later her daughter, Mary Tudor, the future Mary I. He remained as ambassador through the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn, and reported on each and every one of Henrys subsequent wives Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Katharine Parr as well as that most notorious of ministers Thomas Cromwell. He retired in 1545, close to the end of Henry VIIIs reign. In approaching the period through Chapuys letters, Lauren Mackay provides a fresh perspective on Henry, his court and the Tudor period in general.
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A superb, sound, engagingly written and much-needed study of a controversial player at the Tudor court. Highly recommended. -- Alison Weir A wonderfully useful book that brings to life the colourful world of the Henrician court. There has long been a need for a biography of this brilliant and complex figure and Lauren Mackay has certainly delivered it. -- Gareth Russell

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Lauren Mackay is a historian and consultant based in Sydney, Australia. She completed her Masters of History and is currently researching her PhD on Thomas and George Boleyn, Anne Boleyn's father and brother, with University of Newcastle (Australia).

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