Henry VI

by Wolffe, Bertram

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Title Statements

Full title :Henry VI / Bertram Wolffe.

Summary

In this widely acclaimed biography, Bertram Wolffe challenges the traditional view of Henry VI as an unworldly, innocent, and saintly monarch and offers instead a finely drawn but critical portrait of an ineffectual ruler. Drawing on widespread contemporary evidence, Wolffe describes the failures of Henry's long reign from 1422 to 1471, which included the collapse of justice, the loss of the French territories, and the final disintegration of his government. He argues that the posthumous cult of Henry was promoted by Henry VII as a way of excusing his uncle's political failures while enhancing the image of the dynasty. This edition includes a new foreword by John Watts that discusses the book and its place in the evolving literature. Reviews of the earlier edition:"A brilliant biography that brings us as near as we are ever likely to come to this elusive personality."--Sunday Times (London)"A powerful, compulsively readable portrait."-Observer "Much learning, skillfully deployed as here, evokes pleasure as well as admiration."-R.L. Storey, Times Literary Supplement

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2001
Edition:New edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Yale University Press
Place of Publication:New Haven, CT
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2001

Notes

Originally published: London : Eyre Metheun, 1981. With new foreword.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (432 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0300183992, 9780300183993
DOI:10.12987/9780300183993
oclc:on1241861672
LC Classification:DA257
Dewey Decimal:942.04 3 092

Subjects

Biographies collective biographies Electronic books Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 1422-146… Great Britain Great Britain -- Biography. -- Kings an… Great Britain -- History -- Henry VI, 1… Henry, VI,, King of England History HISTORY ; General Kings and rulers