The King is Dead
1st Edition
Published on 5. November 2015
256 pages
978-1-78408-191-1 (ISBN)
Description
On 28 January 1547, the sickly and obese King Henry VIII died at Whitehall.
Just hours before his passing, his last will and testament had been read, stamped and sealed. The will confirmed the line of succession as Edward, Mary and Elizabeth; and, following them, the Grey and Suffolk families. It also listed bequests to the king's most trusted councillors and servants.
Henry's will is one of the most intriguing and contested documents in British history. Historians have disagreed over its intended meaning, its authenticity and validity, and the circumstances of its creation. As well as examining the background to the drafting of the will and describing Henry's last days, Suzannah Lipscomb offers her own, illuminating interpretation of one of the most significant constitutional documents of the Tudor period.
'A bold and original attempt to unravel one of the great mysteries of English history' DAVID STARKEY
Just hours before his passing, his last will and testament had been read, stamped and sealed. The will confirmed the line of succession as Edward, Mary and Elizabeth; and, following them, the Grey and Suffolk families. It also listed bequests to the king's most trusted councillors and servants.
Henry's will is one of the most intriguing and contested documents in British history. Historians have disagreed over its intended meaning, its authenticity and validity, and the circumstances of its creation. As well as examining the background to the drafting of the will and describing Henry's last days, Suzannah Lipscomb offers her own, illuminating interpretation of one of the most significant constitutional documents of the Tudor period.
'A bold and original attempt to unravel one of the great mysteries of English history' DAVID STARKEY
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-78408-191-1 (9781784081911)
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Suzannah is a historian and TV presenter, and a Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at the New College of the Humanities. She is the author of 1536: The Year That Changed Henry VIII, and A Visitor's Companion to Tudor England.
Content
- Intro
- Welcome Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Foreword
- A Note on Spelling, Money and Dates
- Chapter 1: The Death of a King
- Chapter 2: The Last Decade
- Chapter 3: The Last Year
- Chapter 4: The Final Months
- Chapter 5: The Making of the Will
- Chapter 6: The Faith of the King
- Chapter 7: The Succession
- Chapter 8: The Transfer of Power
- Chapter 9: The 'Unwritten Will'
- Chapter 10: The Legacy of the Will
- Epilogue
- APPENDIX I: Henry VIII's Last Will and Testament: A Transcription
- APPENDIX II: Council Personnel
- APPENDIX III: Highlights from Henry VIII's Inventory
- Notes on the Text
- Select Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- Picture Credits
- Index
- About The King is Dead
- Reviews
- About Suzannah Lipscomb
- An Invitation from the Publisher
- Copyright
