Henry VIII (ePub)
The Life and Rule of England's Nero
(Sprache: Englisch)
Henry VIII is by no means yet another account of the 'old monster' and his dealings. The 'monster' displayed here is, at the very least, a newer type, more beset by anxieties and insecurities, and more tightly surrounded than ever by those who equated...
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Henry VIII is by no means yet another account of the 'old monster' and his dealings. The 'monster' displayed here is, at the very least, a newer type, more beset by anxieties and insecurities, and more tightly surrounded than ever by those who equated loyalty with fear, self-interest and blind obedience. This compelling and ground-breaking book also demonstrates that Henry VIII's priorities were always primarily martial rather than marital, and accepts neither the necessity of his all-consuming quest for a male heir nor his need ultimately to sever ties with Rome. As the story unfolds, Henry's predicaments prove largely of his own making, the paths he chose neither the only nor the best available. For Henry VIII was not only a bad man, but also a bad ruler who failed to achieve his aims and blighted the reigns of his two immediate successors. 500 years after he ascended the throne, the reputation of England's best known king is, it seems, being rehabilitated and subtly sanitised. In Henry VIII, Tudor historian John Matusiak paints an absorbingly intimate portrait of a man wholly unfit for power: his personality, his beliefs, his relationships, his follies, his hollow triumphs, his bitter, ironic disappointments.
Autoren-Porträt von John Matusiak
John Matusiak studied at the universities of London and Sussex before embarking upon a teaching career that eventually spanned more than thirty years. For over a third of that time, he was Head of the History Department at Colchester Royal Grammar School, founded by Henry VIII in 1539. Throughout his career he specialised mainly in the Tudor period, and eventually became a frequent contributor to the journal History Review before being invited to write a biography of Henry V, which was published by Routledge in October 2012. His biography of Henry VIII was published in 2013 by The History Press.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: John Matusiak
- 2013, 320 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: The History Press Ltd
- ISBN-10: 0752496824
- ISBN-13: 9780752496825
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2013
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