The Last Days of Henry VIII: Conspiracies, Treason, and Heresy at the Court of the Dying Tyrant - Softcover
Henry VIII 'has no respect or fear of anyone in this world', wrote the Spanish ambassador to his court. He ruled England with Stalinist ruthlessness, executing (at a conservative estimate) 150,000 people from a population of less than 3 million souls. But after 35 years in power, he was a bloated, hideously obese, black-humoured old man, rarely seen in public. He had striven all his life to ensure the survival of his dynasty by siring legitimate sons, yet his only male heir was eight-year-old Prince Edward. It was increasingly obvious that when Henry died, real power in England would be exercised by a regent. The prospect of that prize spurred the rival court factions into deadly conflict. Robert Hutchinson has spent several years in original archival research. He advances a genuinely new theory of Henry's medical history and the cause of his death; he has unearthed some fabulous eyewitness material and papers from death warrants, ...
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Robert Hutchinson was defence correspondent for the Press Association 1976-83 before moving to Jane's Information Group to launch JANE'S DEFENCE WEEKLY. He is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a contributing author to THE ARCHAELOGY OF THE REFORMATION. He is the author of Last Days of Henry VIII, Elizabeth's Spy Master and Thomas Cromwell. He was appointed OBE in the 2008 Honours List.
You can visit Robert Hutchinson's website for more information athttp://roberthutchinson.com,follow him on Twitter athttps://twitter.com/Bob_Hutchinsonand join him on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/pages/Robert-Hutchinson-Author.
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You can visit Robert Hutchinson's website for more information athttp://roberthutchinson.com,follow him on Twitter athttps://twitter.com/Bob_Hutchinsonand join him on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/pages/Robert-Hutchinson-Author.
'A brilliantly readable account of Henry's last years' SUNDAY TIMES
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