Great HarrySummit Books, 1980 - 428 стор. St. Martin's Griffin is proud to reissue acclaimed biographer Carolly Erickson's lives of the Tudor monarchs. In this full-scale popular biography of Henry VIII, Carolly Erickson re-creates the extravagant life and times of one of history's most complex and fascinating men. Based on voluminous records of the period, the story of Henry's life covers his troubled youth, his triumphant early reign, and his agonizing old age. Against the lively backdrop of the Tudor world, with all its splendors and squalors, Carolly Erickson gives us an unforgettable and human portrait of Henry VIII. |
З цієї книги
Результати 1-3 із 38
Сторінка 33
... crown was put on his head ; the throne became his by right of conquest . When he became king in 1485 few English men and women had heard of Henry Tudor . Within a few years , though , accounts of his majestic appearance and of the ...
... crown was put on his head ; the throne became his by right of conquest . When he became king in 1485 few English men and women had heard of Henry Tudor . Within a few years , though , accounts of his majestic appearance and of the ...
Сторінка 45
... crown beside his bed on a cushion . In keeping with his exaltation of the monarchy Henry exalted the royal family itself . The matches he made for his children were not merely aristocratic , but royal . Arthur's bride had been a Spanish ...
... crown beside his bed on a cushion . In keeping with his exaltation of the monarchy Henry exalted the royal family itself . The matches he made for his children were not merely aristocratic , but royal . Arthur's bride had been a Spanish ...
Сторінка 77
... crown - first his brother George's grandchildren , Henry , Geoffrey and Reginald Pole , and then his sister ... crowns . Now that a definite timetable had been agreed to - the simultaneous assaults were to be under way by June - Henry ...
... crown - first his brother George's grandchildren , Henry , Geoffrey and Reginald Pole , and then his sister ... crowns . Now that a definite timetable had been agreed to - the simultaneous assaults were to be under way by June - Henry ...
Інші видання - Показати все
Загальні терміни та фрази
ambassador Anne Boleyn Anne of Cleves Anne's armor arms army banquet bishop Boulogne brought Calais Campeggio cardinal Catherine Howard chamber Chapuys Charles Brandon church cloth of gold councilors court courtiers Cromwell crown daughter death diplomatic duke early Edward Elizabeth Elizabeth of York emperor enemies England English envoys Erasmus father favor fear Francis French gave gown Guînes Henry VIII Henry's horses household hundred hunting Ibid III:i imperial IV:ii jewels jousting Katherine Katherine of Aragon Katherine's King Henry king's ladies Lady Rochford letters lived London lord Margaret marriage marry Mary matter months never night nobles Norfolk nullity suit once ordered palace papal pope prince Princess privy privy councilors queen Reformation Reginald Pole reign riding rode royal rumor seemed sent servants ships soldiers Suffolk Thérouanne Thomas Thomas Boleyn thousand throne tiltyard told took Tower Tudor velvet Venetian wife Wolsey Wolsey's women wrote young
Посилання на книгу
Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge Eleanor Herman Попередній перегляд недоступний - 2004 |