"Nothing consumed Henry VIII, England's wealthiest and most powerful king, more than his desire to produce a legitimate male heir and perpetuate the Tudor dynasty. To that end he married six wives, became the subject of the most notorious divorce case of the sixteenth century, a…
Henry VIII fathered four children who survived childhood, each by a different mother. In The Children of Henry VIII, renowned Tudor historian John Guy tells their stories, returning to the archives and drawing on a vast array of contemporary records, personal letters, ambassador…
Beginning at dawn with the cock's rousing crow and proceeding into either Catholic abstinence or Protestant-approved marital relations at nightfall, this charming work celebrates the ordinary lives of those who labored through the dramatic Tudor era. Goodman draws on her own han…
by Doran, Susan, Richardson, Glenn
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This new study of Tudor international relations is the first in nearly thirty years. Glenn Richardson and Susan Doran have assembled a team of scholars who bring fresh developments in cultural, gender and institutional history to bear upon the question of England's place in Euro…
In this new study of Tudor international relations, the editors have assembled a team of scholars who bring fresh developments in cultural, gender and institutional history to bear upon the question of England's place in Europe and beyond between 1485 and 1603.
The swearing of oaths is a cultural phenomenon that pervades English history and was remarkably important during the sixteenth century. This multi-disciplinary work explores how writers of the Tudor era addressed the subject in response to the profound changes of the Reformation…
"The swearing of oaths is a cultural phenomenon that pervades English history and was remarkably important during the sixteenth century. This historical work explores how writers of the Tudor era addressed the subject in response to the profound changes of the Reformation and th…
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