King John And Henry Viii
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| Author | : John Matusiak |
| Publisher | : The History Press |
| Total Pages | : 409 |
| Release | : 2013-08-01 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0752496824 |
This compelling new account of Henry VIII is by no means yet another history of the ‘old monster’ and his reign. The ‘monster’ displayed here is, at the very least, a newer type, more beset by anxieties and insecurities, and more tightly surrounded by those who equated loyalty with fear, self-interest and blind obedience. This ground-breaking book also demonstrates that Henry VIII’s priorities were always primarily martial rather than marital, and accepts neither the necessity of his all-consuming quest for a male heir nor his need ultimately to sever ties with Rome. As the story unfolds, Henry’s predicaments prove largely of his own making, the paths he chooses neither the only nor the best available. For Henry VIII was not only a bad man, but also a bad ruler who failed to achieve his aims and blighted the reigns of his two immediate successors.Five hundred years after he ascended the throne, the reputation of England’s best known king is being rehabilitated and subtly sanitized. Yet Tudor historian John Matusiak paints a colourful and absorbingly intimate portrait of a man wholly unfit for power.
| Author | : John Guy |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 149 |
| Release | : 2014-12-04 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0141977132 |
Charismatic, insatiable and cruel, Henry VIII was, as John Guy shows, a king who became mesmerized by his own legend - and in the process destroyed and remade England. Said to be a 'pillager of the commonwealth', this most instantly recognizable of kings remains a figure of extreme contradictions: magnificent and vengeful; a devout traditionalist who oversaw a cataclysmic rupture with the church in Rome; a talented, towering figure who nevertheless could not bear to meet people's eyes when he talked to them. In this revealing new account, John Guy looks behind the mask into Henry's mind to explore how he understood the world and his place in it - from his isolated upbringing and the blazing glory of his accession, to his desperate quest for fame and an heir and the terrifying paranoia of his last, agonising, 54-inch-waisted years.
| Author | : William Shakespeare |
| Publisher | : Modern Library |
| Total Pages | : 418 |
| Release | : 2012-04-10 |
| Genre | : Drama |
| ISBN | : 0812969391 |
“Mad world, mad kings, mad composition!” —King John In one volume, eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide fresh new editions of two classic histories: Henry VIII and King John. THIS VOLUME ALSO INCLUDES MORE THAN A HUNDRED PAGES OF EXCLUSIVE FEATURES: • original Introductions to Henry VIII and King John • incisive scene-by-scene synopses and analyses with vital facts about the works • commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers • photographs of key RSC productions • an overview of Shakespeare’s theatrical career and chronology of his plays Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.
| Author | : William Shakespeare |
| Publisher | : Modern Library |
| Total Pages | : 418 |
| Release | : 2012-04-10 |
| Genre | : Drama |
| ISBN | : 1588368866 |
“Mad world, mad kings, mad composition!” —King John In one volume, eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide fresh new editions of two classic histories: Henry VIII and King John. THIS VOLUME ALSO INCLUDES MORE THAN A HUNDRED PAGES OF EXCLUSIVE FEATURES: • original Introductions to Henry VIII and King John • incisive scene-by-scene synopses and analyses with vital facts about the works • commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers • photographs of key RSC productions • an overview of Shakespeare’s theatrical career and chronology of his plays Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.
| Author | : John Guy |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 285 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0198700873 |
The fascinating family drama of Henry VIII and his four children, re-created from the original sources by best-selling Tudor historian John Guy
| Author | : William Shakespeare |
| Publisher | : Modern Library |
| Total Pages | : 418 |
| Release | : 2012-04-10 |
| Genre | : Drama |
| ISBN | : 0812969391 |
“Mad world, mad kings, mad composition!” —King John In one volume, eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide fresh new editions of two classic histories: Henry VIII and King John. THIS VOLUME ALSO INCLUDES MORE THAN A HUNDRED PAGES OF EXCLUSIVE FEATURES: • original Introductions to Henry VIII and King John • incisive scene-by-scene synopses and analyses with vital facts about the works • commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers • photographs of key RSC productions • an overview of Shakespeare’s theatrical career and chronology of his plays Ideal for students, theater professionals, and general readers, these modern and accessible editions from the Royal Shakespeare Company set a new standard in Shakespearean literature for the twenty-first century.
| Author | : John Jenkins |
| Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
| Total Pages | : 395 |
| Release | : 2021-12-15 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1398102822 |
The first full biography of a trusted friend of Henry VIII. William Sandys was an important figure in the Tudor court, and this book is an important contribution to the history of the time. It looks at his contributions to county and court life, as well as military affairs.
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| ISBN | : 9780812457339 |
| Author | : William Shakespeare |
| Publisher | : Bantam Classics |
| Total Pages | : 2902 |
| Release | : 2013-07-17 |
| Genre | : Drama |
| ISBN | : 0307421643 |
These two history plays—one written in the early days of Shakespeare’s career and one at the very end—are alike in the complexity of their political vision. King John probes the nature of good and evil as self-interest and ruthless ambition proceed unchecked while an unpopular ruler wages a brutal fight to keep his throne. Henry VIII is a sumptuous spectacle of pomp and ceremony, as well as an exploration of the mysterious ways in which the rise and fall from power of individuals led ultimately to England’s destiny as a Protestant nation.
| Author | : Thomas Penn |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 464 |
| Release | : 2013-03-12 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1439191573 |
Originally published in Great Britain by Penguin Books Ltd., 2011.
