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Henry VIII's forceful personality dominated his age and continues to fascinate our own. In few other reigns have there been developments of such magnitude—in politics, foreign relations, religion, and society—that have so radically affected succeeding generations. Above all the English Reformation and the break with Rome are still felt more than four centuries on.
First published in 1968, J. J. Scarisbrick's Henry VIII remains the standard account, a thorough exploration of the documentary sources, stylishly written and highly readable. In an updated foreword, Professor Scarisbrick takes stock of subsequent research and places his classic account within the context of recent publications.
"It is the magisterial quality of J.J. Scarisbrick's work that has enabled it to hold the field for so long."—Steve Gunn, Times Literary Supplement
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James Brouillard
reviewed Henry VIII on September 27, 2013 Henry VIII
A fluid telling of the reign of Henry VIII, with attention to his foreign campaigns, diplomacy, and England's split from the Catholic Church. There is a chapter on the theology of the divorce from Catherine of Aragon, and it could be a movie in the style of All The President's Men, as his minions scour the libraries of Europe looking for any religious writing that would legitimize his divorce. Much is written about his first chief minister, Thomas Wolsey, and it is incredible how much power he had--until he didn't and was cast aside by the mercurial king. He was replaced by Thomas Cromwell, who became just as powerful, and was similarly betrayed, but this time fatally. I read this study in preparation to read Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall and Bringing Up Bodies, but there isn't much about Cromwell here. All in all, Scarisbrick gives this king a low grade, and with the story of his wives and royal advisers, Henry VIII comes across as vicious and volatile.
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