The Reign of Henry VIII: Politics, Policy and Piety

Problems in Focus

by Diarmaid MacCulloch (Editor)

This collection of essays by leading scholars and researchers in early Tudor studies provides an up-to-date discussion of the politics, policy and piety of Henry VIII's reign. It explores such areas as the reform of central and local government, foreign policy, relations between leading politicians, life at Court, Henry's first divorce and the break with Rome, literature and the government's exploitation of it, and the growth of evangelical religion in Henry's England. Particular consideration is given to the controversies which have arisen about the reign among modern historians, and there is an effort to assess the personality of Henry himself.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Tudor Period

319 pages, Paperback

First published October 11, 1995

Reviews

[Lisa Brantly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Collection of essays - several are very good.

[David Mcdonald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative, I used it in a class.