Henry VIII: The King and His CourtRandom House Publishing Group, 18 de des. 2007 - 656 pàgines For fans of Wolf Hall, Alison Weir’s New York Times bestselling biography of Henry VIII brilliantly brings to life the king, the court, and the fascinating men and women who vied for its pleasures and rewards. BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Alison Weir’s Mary Boleyn. Henry VIII, renowned for his command of power, celebrated for his intellect, presided over the most stylish—and dangerous—court in Renaissance Europe. Scheming cardinals vied for power with newly rich landowners and merchants, brilliant painters and architects introduced a new splendor into art and design, and each of Henry's six queens brought her own influence to bear upon the life of the court. In her new book, Alison Weir, author of the finest royal chronicles of our time, brings to vibrant life the turbulent, complex figure of Henry VIII and the glittering court he made his own. In an age when a monarch's domestic and political lives were inextricably intertwined, a king as powerful and brilliant as Henry VIII exercised enormous sway over the laws, the customs, and the culture of his kingdom. Yet as Weir shows in this swift, vivid narrative, Henry's ministers, nobles, and wives were formidable figures in their own right, whose influence both enhanced and undermined the authority of the throne. On a grand stage rich in pageantry, intrigue, passion, and luxury, Weir records the many complex human dramas that swirled around Henry, while deftly weaving in an account of the intimate rituals and desires of England's ruling class—their sexual practices, feasts and sports, tastes in books and music, houses and gardens. Stimulating and tumultuous, the court of Henry VIII attracted the finest minds and greatest beauties in Renaissance England—poets Wyatt and Surrey, the great portraitist Hans Holbein, "feasting ladies" like Elizabeth Blount and Elizabeth FitzWalter, the newly rich Boleyn family and the ancient aristocratic clans like the Howards and the Percies, along with the entourages and connections that came and went with each successive wife. The interactions between these individuals, and the terrible ends that befell so many of them, make Henry VIII: The King and His Court an absolutely spellbinding read. Meticulous in historic detail, narrated with high style and grand drama, Alison Weir brilliantly brings to life the king, the court, and the fascinating men and women who vied for its pleasures and rewards. NOTE: This edition does not contain illustrations. |
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... Henry VIII achieved during the first decade of his reign . Today , we need such a re- minder , because the splendours of Henry's court are long vanished , and it requires a great leap of the imagination to reconstruct the reality from ...
... Henry VIII achieved during the first decade of his reign . Today , we need such a re- minder , because the splendours of Henry's court are long vanished , and it requires a great leap of the imagination to reconstruct the reality from ...
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... Henry's skeleton , discovered in 1813 , was six feet two inches in length . Henry was certainly of strong and muscular build : the Spanish ambassador reported in 1507 that " his limbs are of a gigantic size . " ' s In youth , he was ...
... Henry's skeleton , discovered in 1813 , was six feet two inches in length . Henry was certainly of strong and muscular build : the Spanish ambassador reported in 1507 that " his limbs are of a gigantic size . " ' s In youth , he was ...
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... Henry's mother , Elizabeth of York , who was in charge of the domestic arrangements in Henry VII's household . And it had been she who was entrusted with perfecting Ed- ward IV's series of ordinances for the regulation of the royal ...
... Henry's mother , Elizabeth of York , who was in charge of the domestic arrangements in Henry VII's household . And it had been she who was entrusted with perfecting Ed- ward IV's series of ordinances for the regulation of the royal ...
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... Henry VII intended this second son to enter the Church , and had him educated ac- cordingly . Certainly Henry was pious ... Henry's first teacher , for he claimed : The honour of England I learned to spell , In dignity royal at that doth ...
... Henry VII intended this second son to enter the Church , and had him educated ac- cordingly . Certainly Henry was pious ... Henry's first teacher , for he claimed : The honour of England I learned to spell , In dignity royal at that doth ...
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... Henry's tu- tors were helping him with the letters , and was later amazed to discover from Lord Mountjoy that they were all his own work . He later flattered himself that Henry's style emulated his own because he had read Eras- mus's ...
... Henry's tu- tors were helping him with the letters , and was later amazed to discover from Lord Mountjoy that they were all his own work . He later flattered himself that Henry's style emulated his own because he had read Eras- mus's ...
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8 | 68 |
58 | 76 |
Innocent and Honest Pastimes | 85 |
A Proud Horse Tamed and Bridled | 234 |
Bound to Obey and Serve | 375 |
The Suppression of the Religious Houses | 382 |
So The Most Joyful News | 390 |
SI The Very Pearl of the Realm | 401 |
A Sort of Knaves | 406 |
Nourishing Love | 413 |
Displeasant Airs | 419 |
I Have Been Young and Now Am Old | 429 |
All the Enemies of England Are Gone | 241 |
Next in Rank to His Majesty | 247 |
The Establishment of Good Order | 253 |
A Fresh Young Damsel | 257 |
Master Hans | 263 |
Noli Me Tangere for Caesars I Am | 269 |
A Thousand Cases of Sweat | 278 |
Back to Your Wife | 284 |
Above Everyone Mademoiselle Anne | 290 |
Squire Harry Will Be God and Do as He Pleases | 301 |
Opprobrious Words | 309 |
The Lady Marquess | 316 |
The Triumph at Calais and Boulogne | 321 |
Anna Regina Angliae | 326 |
Here Anna Comes Bright Image of Chastity | 332 |
The High and Mighty Princess of England | 338 |
The Image of God upon Earth | 344 |
That Thin Old Woman | 353 |
Thunder Rolls around the Throne | 363 |
Is Not the Queen Abed Yet? | 437 |
Little Sweet Fool | 445 |
A Nest of Heretics | 451 |
The Good Expectations of the Kings Majesty | 459 |
The Enterprise of Boulogne | 468 |
The Worst Legs in the World | 473 |
Painful Service | 479 |
The Rarest Man That Lived in His Time | 488 |
The Tudors and Their Rivals | 498 |
Bibliography | 500 |
Notes and References | 540 |
II | 549 |
12 | 555 |
16 | 561 |
List of Illustrations | 617 |
Index | 619 |
23 | 623 |
A Readers Guide | 633 |
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