Research Catalog

Title

Henry VIII in 100 objects : the tyrant king who had six wives / Paul Kendall.

Author

Kendall, Paul, 1970-

Publication

Barnsley : Frontline Books, 2020.

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Details

Description

339 pages : color illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

"Henry VIII is one of history's most memorable monarchs. Popularly known for his six wives, and the unfortunate fate which befell Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, Henry initiated many reforms and changes which still affect our lives today. The annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon set in motion the separation of the English church from Rome and the establishment of the Church of England, which in turn led to the dissolution of the monasteries, the hauntingly evocative remains of which can be seen across the United Kingdom. Henry also oversaw the legal union between England and Wales, and he is also known as the father of the Royal Navy', with one of his great warships, the Mary Rose, lost in 1545 and recovered in 1982, becoming one of the most famous wrecks in maritime history. In addition to the monasteries, other buildings around the UK continue to remind us of the times of the Tudors - there is the site of Greenwich Palace at the Royal Naval College Greenwich, where Henry was born; his great palace at Hampton Court; Lambeth Palace where Thomas More refused to sign the oath to make Henry the Head of the Church, and the Bell Tower in the Tower of London where More was imprisoned before he was beheaded. Henry's breach with the Pope led to the threat of war with Catholic France and Spain, which prompted Henry to construct a series of powerful forts around the English and Welsh coasts. These elegant and symmetrical defensive structures are still awe-inspiring. In this engaging and hugely informative book, the author takes us on a journey across the country, from Deal Castle on the south coast, to Tower Green where Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard lost their heads, and far north to Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire. Along the way we see places where Henry stayed, where the Mary Rose was recovered, the homes of his consorts and Smithfield where prominent individuals convicted of heresy were burned at the stake. Travel, then, not just across the country, but also back in time through 100 objects from the days of the second Tudor monarch - Henry VIII"--Publisher's description.

Subject

• Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
• 1509-1547
• Great Britain > History > Henry VIII, 1509-1547

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Memorial Commemorating King Henry VIII's Birth, Royal Naval College, Greenwich -- 2. Eltham Palace -- 3. Henry VII's Tomb, Westminster Abbey -- 4. The Tower Of London -- 5. Stained Glass Window Commemorating The Marriage Of King Henry VIII To Katherine Of Aragon, St Margaret's Church, Westminster -- 6. The Coronation Chair, Westminster Abbey -- 7. The Gatehouse, Richmond Palace -- 8. The Bronze Watch Bell From The Mary Rose -- 9. The Westminster Roll Depicting Henry VIII Jousting At Westminster -- 10. Two Tudor Docks At Woolwich Dockyard -- 11. Glass Slide Of The Henry Grace A Dieu -- 12. Earliest Known Portrait Of Henry VIII, C. 1513 -- 13. Oil Painting Entitled The Meeting Of Henry VIII And The Emperor Maximillian I -- 14. Henry VIII's Tower, Tournai -- 15. Plaque Commemorating The Establishment Of Trinity House -- 16. Parade Armet Of Henry VIII -- 17. Cardinal Thomas Wolsey Statue, Ipswich -- 18. The S̀ilvered And Engraved' Armour Of Henry VIII, 1515 -- 19. The Longbow -- 20. Letter From Henry VIII To Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, 1518 -- 21. Greenwich Tiltyard -- 22. The Medieval St Paul's Cathedral -- 23. Portrait Of King Henry VIII, C. 1520 -- 24. Leeds Castle -- 25. Dover Castle -- 26. The Field Of The Cloth Of Gold, 1520 -- 27. Henry VIII's Tonlet Armour, 1520 -- 28. Thornbury Castle -- 29. Henry VIII's Portable Lock, Hever Castle -- 30. Assertio Septem Sacramentorum Adversus Martinum Lutherum By Henry VIII -- 31. King Henry VIII Gatehouse, Windsor Castle -- 32. The Round Table, Great Hall, Winchester -- 33. Charles Brandon, Duke Of Suffolk And Friend Of Henry VIII -- 34. Eltham Ordinances -- 35. Hever Castle -- 36. Henry VIII's Room -- 37. Henry VIII's Writing Desk -- 38. Love Letter Written By Henry VIII To Anne Boleyn -- 39. Treaty Of Amiens, 1527 -- 40. Bridewell Palace -- 41. The Black Friar -- 42. Hampton Court Palace -- 43. Remains Of Whitehall Palace -- 44. A Surviving Tudor Cauldron -- 45. Emblems Celebrating The Marriage Of Henry VIII And Anne Boleyn, Hampton Court Palace -- 46. Window Bearing Crests Of Henry VIII And Anne Boleyn, Greenwich Palace -- 47. Queen's Stairs, Tower Of London -- 48. Westminster Abbey -- 49. The Oath Of Allegiance To Henry VIII And His Successors, 30 March 1534 -- 50. Sir Thomas More Memorial, Chelsea -- 51. Lambeth Palace -- 52. Traitors' Gate -- 53. Bell Tower -- 54. The Act Of Supremacy, 1534 -- 55. Tyburn Memorial -- 56. Westminster Hall -- 57. Bishop John Fisher And Sir Thomas More, Execution Memorial Plaque, Tower Hill -- 58. Title Page Of The Valor Ecclesiasticus -- 59. Portrait Of Henry VIII, 1535 -- 60. Tomb Of Katherine Of Aragon, Peterborough Cathedral -- 61. Site Of The Great Hall, Tower Of London -- 62. Tower Green -- 63. Roundel From The Ceiling Of The Great Watching Chamber, Hampton Court Palace -- 64. St James's Palace, London -- 65. St James's Church, Louth -- 66. Pilgrimage Of Grace Banner -- 67. Hussey Tower, Boston -- 68. Clifford's Tower, York -- 69. Portrait Of Henry VIII, 1537 -- 70. Nonsuch Palace Marker In Nonsuch Park, Surrey -- 71. Rievaulx Abbey -- 72. Design For A Henrican Castle On The Kent Coast -- 73. Camber Castle -- 74. Sandgate Castle -- 75. Glastonbury Abbey -- 76. Portrait Of Anne Of Cleves -- 77. The Bishop's Palace, Rochester -- 78. Anne Of Cleves Public House, Melton Mowbray -- 79. Tower Hill Execution Site -- 80. Surviving Wall Of Oatlands Palace -- 81. Tudor Graffiti, Beauchamp Tower, Tower Of London -- 82. Medieval Bishop's Palace, Lincoln -- 83. Pontefract Castle, Yorkshire -- 84. King's Manor, York -- 85. The Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace -- 86. Ruins Of Winchester Palace, Southwark, London -- 87. Guildhall, City Of London -- 88. Model Of The Medieval London Bridge, St Magnus The Martyr Church, London -- 89. Block And Axe Postcard -- 90. Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge -- 91. Katherine Parr's Closet Chamber, Hampton Court Palace -- 92. Debased Groats -- 93. An English Cannonball Fired During The Siege Of Boulogne, 1544 -- 94. Queen Elizabeth's Pocket Gun, Dover Castle -- 95. Southsea Castle, Portsmouth -- 96. The Mary Rose -- 97. Bronze Culverin From The Mary Rose -- 98. The Rack -- 99. Statue Of Henry VIII At St Bartholomew's Hospital And Smithfield Execution Site -- 100. King Henry VIII's Tomb, St George's Chapel, Windsor.

Call Number

JFF 21-435

ISBN

• 1526731282
• 9781526731289
• 1526767198
• 9781526767196

OCLC

1104660576

Author

Kendall, Paul, 1970- author.

Title

Henry VIII in 100 objects : the tyrant king who had six wives / Paul Kendall.

Publisher

Barnsley : Frontline Books, 2020.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

1509-1547

Research Call Number

JFF 21-435