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Henry VIII

by Simon Court
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. King of England, claimant King of France, Lord – and later King – of Ireland, Supreme Head of the Church of England and, perhaps most famously, six times a husband, Henry VIII is England's most notorious monarch. Succeeding his father, Henry VII, he allied with the Holy Roman Emperor and began his many obsessive invasions of France. Meanwhile the handsome, worldly king embarked on his famous quests for a suitable wife and heir. With marriage to Anne Boleyn came the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church, Reformation and the Dissolution of the Monasteries. From his childhood to his later years and famed appetites for food, sex and validation, 'Henry VIII: History in an Hour' describes the life of a man whose desires and determination changed England and the world. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour...
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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Edition: DGO

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  • Release date: April 24, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9780007554119
  • Release date: April 24, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9780007554119
  • File size: 2126 KB
  • Release date: April 24, 2014

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Biography & Autobiography History Military Nonfiction

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English

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. King of England, claimant King of France, Lord – and later King – of Ireland, Supreme Head of the Church of England and, perhaps most famously, six times a husband, Henry VIII is England's most notorious monarch. Succeeding his father, Henry VII, he allied with the Holy Roman Emperor and began his many obsessive invasions of France. Meanwhile the handsome, worldly king embarked on his famous quests for a suitable wife and heir. With marriage to Anne Boleyn came the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church, Reformation and the Dissolution of the Monasteries. From his childhood to his later years and famed appetites for food, sex and validation, 'Henry VIII: History in an Hour' describes the life of a man whose desires and determination changed England and the world. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour...
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Biography & Autobiography History Military Nonfiction