Henry VIII : the king and his court
Acknowledgments - Introduction - 1. "A Most Accomplished Prince"--2. "The Triumphal Coronation"--3. "A Prince of Splendour and Generosity"--4. "This Magnificent, Excellent and Triumphant Court" - 5. "A Perfect Builder of Pleasant Palaces" - 6 "The King's House" - 7. "The Worship and Welfare of the Whole Household" - 8. "Such Plenty of Costly Provision" - 9. "Elegant Manners, Extreme Decorum, and Very Great Politeness" - 10. "Innocent and Honest Pastimes" - 11. "New Men" and "Natural Counsellors" -12. "All Goodly Sports" - 13. "Merry Disports" - 14. "Rather Divine Than Human" - 15. "The Holy Innocent" - 16. "A Galaxy of Distinguished Men" - 17. "The King's Painters" - 18. "Graceless Dogholes" - 19. "Obstinate Men Who Govern Everything" - 20. "Cloth of Frieze Be Not Too Bold" - 21. "The Best Dressed Sovereign in the World" - 22. "This Cardinal Is King - 23. "The Pearl of the World" - 24. "Multitudes Are Dying around Us" - 25. "The Mother of the King's Son" - 26. "The Eighth Wonder of the World" - 27. "One Man's Disobedience" - 28. "A Proud Horse Tamed and Bridled" - 29. "All the Enemies of England Are Gone" - 30. "Next in Rank to His Majesty" - 31. "The Establishment of Good Order" - 32. "A Fresh Young Damsel" - 33. "Master Hans" - 34. "Noli Me Tangere, for Caesar's I Am" - 35. "A Thousand Cases of Sweat" - 36. "Back to Your Wife!" - 37. "Above Everyone, Mademoiselle Anne" - 38. "Squire Harry Will Be God, and Do as He Pleases!" - 39. "Opprobrious Words" - 40. "The Lady Marquess" - 41. "The Triumph at Calais and Boulogne" - 42. "Anna Regina Angliae" - 43. "Here Anna Comes, Bright Image of Chastity" - 44. "The High and Mighty Princess of England" - 45. "The Image of God upon Earth" - 46. "That Thin Old Woman" - 47. "Thunder Rolls around the Throne" - 48. "Bound to Obey and Serve" - 49. "The Suppression of the Religious Houses" - 50. "The Most Joyful News" - 51. "The Very Pearl of the Realm" - 52. "A Sort of Knaves" - 53. "Nourishing Love" - 54. "Displeasant Airs" - 55. "I Have Been Young, and Now Am Old" - 56. "Is Not the Queen Abed Yet?" - 57. "Little, Sweet Fool" - 58. "A Nest of Heretics" - 59. "The Good Expectations of the King's Majesty" - 60. "The Enterprise of Boulogne" - 61. "The Worst Legs in the World" - 62 "Painful Service" - 63. "The Rarest Man That Lived in His Time" - Genealogical Table: The Tudors and Their Rivals - Bibliography - Notes and References - List of Illustrations - Index
Print Book, English, 2008
Ballantine books trade pbk. ed View all formats and editions
Ballantine Books, New York, 2008
Biography
viii, 642 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), genealogical table ; 21 cm
9780345437082, 034543708X
269277963
"A most accomplished prince"
"The triumphal coronation"
"A prince of splendour and generosity"
"This magnificent, excellent and triumphant court"
"A perfect builder of pleasant palaces"
"The king's house"
"The worship and welfare of the whole household"
"Such plenty of costly provision"
"Elegant manners, extreme decorum, and very great politeness"
"Innocent and honest pastimes"
"New men" and "natural counsellors"
"All goodly sports"
"Merry disports"
"Rather divine than human"
"The holy innocent"
"A galaxy of distinguished men"
"The king's painters"
"Graceless dogholes"
"Obstinate men who govern everything"
"Cloth of frieze be not too bold"
"The best dressed sovereign in the world"
"This cardinal is king
"The pearl of the world"
"Multitudes are dying around us"
"The mother of the king's son"
"The eighth wonder of the world"
"One man's disobedience"
"A proud horse tamed and bridled"
"All the enemies of England are gone"
"Next in rank to his majesty"
"The establishment of good order"
"A fresh young damsel"
"Master Hans"
"Noli me tangere, for Caesar's I am"
"A thousand cases of sweat"
"Back to your wife!"
"Above everyone, Mademoiselle Anne"
"Squire Harry will be God, and do as he pleases!"
"Opprobrious words"
"The Lady Marquess"
"The triumph at Calais and Boulogne"
"Anna Regina Angliae"
"Here Anna comes, bright image of chastity"
"The high and mighty princess of England"
"The image of God upon earth"
"That thin old woman"
"Thunder rolls around the throne"
"Bound to obey and serve"
"The suppression of the religious houses"
"The most joyful news"
"The very pearl of the realm"
"A sort of knaves"
"Nourishing love"
"Displeasant airs"
"I have been young, and now am old"
"Is not the queen abed yet?"
"Little, sweet fool"
"A nest of heretics"
"The good expectations of the king's majesty"
"The enterprise of Boulogne"
"The worst legs in the world"
"Painful service"
"The rarest man that lived in his time"
Genealogical Table: The Tudors and Their Rivals