Henry VIII

3. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-06332-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 456 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm

Reihe: Routledge Historical Biographies

Now in a third edition, this seminal text has been updated to provide an insightful and original portrait of one of England’s most unforgettable monarchs and the many paradoxes of his character and reign.

Henry was a Renaissance prince whose Court dazzled with artistic display, yet he was also a savage adversary, who ruthlessly crushed all those who opposed him. Five centuries after his reign, he continues to fascinate, always evading easy characterization. Wooding locates Henry VIII firmly in the context of the English Renaissance and the fierce currents of religious change that characterized the early Reformation, as well as exploring the historiographical debates that have surrounded him and his reign. This third edition includes new material on Henrician encounters with Wales and Ireland, the gendered dynamics of Court politics, and the religious experiments which made England a test case for what was happening elsewhere in Europe. The final chapter offers a comprehensive consideration of Henry VIII’s legacy, his remembered presence in the reigns of his three children, and his place in popular culture to this day.

Henry VIII provides a fresh portrayal of Henry’s character and reign, cutting away the misleading mythology that surrounds him and instead presenting a vivid account of this passionate, wilful, intelligent, and destructive king. With colour illustrations and up-to-date suggestions for further reading, this compelling biography remains essential reading for all early modern students.

Zielgruppe

General, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wooding, Lucy

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Lists of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Chronology

List of abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter One: The education of a Christian prince, 1491–1509

Chapter Two: The foundations of kingship, 1509–1518

Chapter Three: The lure of empire, 1518–1527

Chapter Four: Dynasty and supremacy, 1527–1533

Chapter Five: The godly prince, 1533–1539

Chapter Six: The closing years, 1539–1547

Chapter Seven: The legacy of Henry VIII

Suggestions for further reading

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Lucy Wooding is the Langford Fellow and Tutor in History at Lincoln College, Oxford, and Professor of History at the University of Oxford She is the author of Rethinking Catholicism in Reformation England (2000), and Tudor England: A History (2022)