The King is Dead - Couverture rigide

Lipscomb, Suzannah

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1784081922 ISBN 13 : 9781784081928

Editeur : Head of Zeus, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

On 28 January 1547, the sickly and obese King Henry VIII died at Whitehall. Just hours before his passing, his last will and testament had been read, stamped and sealed. The will confirmed the line of succession as Edward, Mary and Elizabeth; and, following them, the Grey and Suffolk families. It also listed bequests to the king's most trusted councillors and servants. Henry's will is one of the most intriguing and contested documents in British history. Historians have disagreed over its intended meaning, its authenticity and validity, and the circumstances of its creation. As well as examining the background to the drafting of the will and describing Henry's last days, Suzannah Lipscomb offers her own, illuminating interpretation of one of the most significant constitutional documents of the Tudor period. Illustrated with portraits of key figures at Henry's court, including the executors named by Henry in his will, THE KING IS DEAD is a Tudor gift book to cherish, as authoritative as it is beautiful.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Suzannah is a historian and TV presenter, and a Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at the New College of the Humanities. She is the author of 1536: The Year That Changed Henry VIII, and A Visitor's Companion to Tudor England.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Head of Zeus
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1784081922
• ISBN 13: 9781784081928
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256