Henry Viii: The Life And Rule Of England's Nero

Henry Viii: The Life And Rule Of England's NeroThis 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

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William Gay wields a prose as evocative and lush as the haunted and humid world it depicts

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