Henry VI by Bertram Wolffe
In this biography of Henry VI, Bertram Wolffe challenges the traditional view of Henry VI as an unworldly, innocent and saintly monarch and offers instead a critical portrait of an ineffectual ruler. Drawing on contemporary evidence, he discusses the failures of Henry's long reign.-
Aethelstan
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Henry VIII
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Henry II
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Henry III
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Richard II
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Henry VII
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Edward the Confessor
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King John
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Edward III
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Richard III
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Edward VI
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William Rufus
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King Stephen
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Edward IV
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Richard I
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Henry V
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Henry IV
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Offa
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Mary I
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Edward I
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Edward II
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Cnut the Great
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George II
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George III
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Queen Anne
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William the Conqueror
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Empress Matilda
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James II
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George IV
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Harold
"A brilliant biography that brings us as near as we are ever likely to come to this elusive personality" Sunday Times "A powerful, compulsively readable portrait." Observer "Much learning, skillfully deployed as here, evokes pleasure as well as admiration." R.L. Storey, Times Literary Supplement"
The late Bertram Wolffe was reader in medieval history at Exeter University. John L. Watts is fellow in history at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780300089264 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300089260 |
| Title | Henry VI |
| Author | Bertram Wolffe |
| Series | The English Monarchs Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2001-06-10 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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