Martin Andrew Sharp Hume

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Martin Andrew Sharp Hume


Born
in London, The United Kingdom
December 08, 1843

Died
July 01, 1910

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Martin Andrew Sharp Hume, (1843 -1910) born Martin Andrew Sharp, was an English historian and longtime resident of Spain.

After some practice in journalism, he meanwhile produced his first book, A Chronicle of King Henry VIII of England (1889), a translation from the Spanish. Though this attracted little attention, Hume persevered, and The Courtships of Queen Elizabeth; a History of the Various Negotiations for her Marriage, and The Year after the Armada, and other Historical Studies, both issued in 1896, were received with a degree of popular favour which led him to adopt authorship as a profession. In 1897, he published Sir Walter Ralegh and Philip II of Spain, the latter monograph showing insight and independence of view.

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“behalf of Henry’s suit are nauseous,”
Martin A.S. Hume, The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History

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