Henry VIII by Lacey Baldwin-Smith
The Henry VIII of popular legend and historical fiction is a bacchanalian figure of gargantuan proportions. Historical fact, however, is another matter. A deeply insecure man constantly in need of reassurance, a ritualist, a prude unsure of his prowess and easily embarrassed by sex - these are the faces which Lacey Baldwin Smith reveals hidden behind the mask of royalty. Opening with Henry on his death bed, a monstrous bloated figure ravaged by pain, disease and suspicion, the story revolves around the crucial last five years of his reign (1552-7). With old-age creeping up on him, and his sixth wife, Catherine Parr at his side, Henry's true personality began to reveal itself. How the once cautious pedant and competent administrator turned into the neurotic and dangerous tyrant is the subject of Lacey Baldwin Smith's biography.
Lacey Baldwin Smith is one of our finest historians'-- ALISON WEIR
A supremely satisfying book' * THE OBSERVER *
Witty and brilliant' * THE IRISH TIMES *
A supremely satisfying book' * THE OBSERVER *
Witty and brilliant' * THE IRISH TIMES *
Lacey Baldwin Smith was a Professor Emeritus of History at Northwestern University and had published many books on the Tudor era. The recipient of MA and PhD degrees from Princeton University, he had been a Fulbright Scholar, a Guggenheim Fellow, a Senior Fulbright Fellow at the University of London and a Senior Fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities and is Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781445607771 |
| ISBN 10 | 1445607778 |
| Titel | Henry VIII |
| Autor | Lacey Baldwin Smith |
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| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Amberley Publishing |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2012-11-15 |
| Seitenanzahl | 304 |
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