Henry VIII And his Court by Neville Williams - 1971

New York: Macmillan, 1971. Stated First American Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover. As New/Near Good. A personal account of a colossus of the 16 th Century in England, Henry VIII ( 1491 - 1547, King of England, Lord of Ireland, Claimant to the Kingdom of France ( 1509 - 1547 ) . The life of this powerful Tudor monarch, from an attractive, charismatic man, educated and accomplished.... to a morbidly obese, unhealthy, egotistical, harshly-cruel, and insecure, king, widely remembered for his 6 wives, two he had beheaded. A strikingly and colorfully illustrated,treasure of glossy captioned pictures, from historic documents , accompnying a personal account of the sovereign, his six wives, and his children, his ministers, officials, and servants who together formed the court. An account that includes the subject of the English government policy-making of the time. With 48 pages of color plates, about 150 B&W illustrations. Book Contents: Sources of Illustrations..... Introduction....Eight Sections, including: Pastime with good company.... Proud prelate....Lady in waiting... The image of God....The Flanders Mare.... The Cankered Rose.....Whispering gallery. Further Reading. Genealogiclal Tables. Index. Decorated end pages. Gilt inset decoration on red textured cloth book with bold gilt lettering on spine. ( 7 1/2 X 9 3/4 ) 271 pages. Book weghs 2 1/4 pounds. Dust jacket of Henry VIII from a portrait attributed to Holbein on front cover,Henry VIII and his jester, Will Somers illustration on rear cover. Dust jacket upper-edge mended.

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