Henry VIII
«Hutchinson brilliantly conveys the atmosphere of terror...a gripping narrative»
DAILY MAIL
The Tudors retained only a precarious grip on the crown of England, founded on a title that was both tenuous and legally flimsy. This left them preoccupied by two major obsessions: the necessity for a crop of lusty male heirs to continue the bloodline, and the elimination of threats from dynastic rivals. Les mer
Drawing on the latest historical and medical research, Robert Hutchinson reveals the extent to which the king also grappled with accelerating geriatric decay in his last six years, made more acute by medical conditions that were not only painful but transformed the monarch into a 28-stone psychotic monster, suspicious of everyone around him, including those most dear to him.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 448
- ISBN
- 9781474605809
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
Anmeldelser
«Hutchinson brilliantly conveys the atmosphere of terror...a gripping narrative»
DAILY MAIL
«A brilliantly readable account of Henry's last years»
SUNDAY TIMES
«A sobering look at the real man beneath the Tudor propoganda»
History Revealed
«Vivid and shocking»
The Bookseller