Henry VIII J. J. Scarisbrick

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Series:: The English Monarchs Series
Format:: Paperback
Publication date:: 31 May 2011
ISBN:: 9780300071580
Imprint:: Yale University Press
Dimensions:: 560 pages: 235 x 156mm
Illustrations:: 23 b-w illus.

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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

J. J. Scarisbrick is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Bristol.