Bibliograph

Young Henry, the rise of Henry VIII, Robert Hutchinson

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Young Henry, the rise of Henry VIII, Robert Hutchinson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Young Henry

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

778422704

Responsibility statement

Robert Hutchinson

Sub title

the rise of Henry VIII

Summary

Hutchinson delves into the forces that shaped Henry VIII from his birth in 1491 to the birth in 1533 of his daughter Elizabeth. Hutchinson is admirable at pulling out amusing tidbits from the primary sources he obviously plumbed to write this breezy account of how Henry's cloistered youth influenced his public role as monarch. The early Tudors realized their hold upon the English throne would always be precarious, and thus ruthlessly eliminated rival claimants and were obsessed about producing enough male heirs to ensure the succession

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