Henry VIII: King and Court

by David Loades, Gill Knappett (Editor)

The energetic, charismatic, cultured young King Henry VIII ushered in a new era of royal history. Henry's court was the 'most magnificant, excellent and triumphant' in English history. The court set the fashion in every aspect of English life. Henry gathered around him a host of people great and lowly. It was a heady, jostling mix of people enjoying the privileges and pleasures of court life, and enduring its dangers.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

24 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2009

About the author

David Michael Loades was a British historian who specialised in the Tudor era. After military service in the Royal Air Force from 1953 until 1955, Loades studied at the University of Cambridge. In the 1960s and 1970s he taught at the universities of St. Andrews and Durham. From 1980 until 1996 Loades was Professor of History at the University of Wales; after taking emeritus status, Loades served as Honorary Research Professor at the University of Sheffield from 1996 until 2008.