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The king is dead : the last will and testament of Henry VIII / Suzannah Lipscomb.
- Title
- The king is dead : the last will and testament of Henry VIII / Suzannah Lipscomb.
- Author
- Lipscomb, Suzannah
- Publication
- New York : Pegasus Books, 2016.
- ©2016
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- Description
- xvi, 192 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color map; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Henry's will is one of the most intriguing and contested documents in British history. Historians have disagreed over its intended meaning, its authenticity and validity, and the circumstances of its creation. As well as examining the background to the drafting of the will and describing Henry's last days, Suzannah Lipscomb offers her own ... interpretation of one of the most significant constitutional documents of the Tudor period"--
- Alternative Title
- Last will and testament of Henry VIII
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- History.
- Biographies.
- Biographies
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-185) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The death of a king -- The last decade -- The last year -- The final months -- The making of the will -- The faith of the King -- The succession -- The "unwritten will" -- The legacy of the will -- Appendix I. Henry VIII's last will and testament : a transcription -- Appendix II. Council personnel -- Appendix III. Highlights from Henry VIII's inventory.
- ISBN
- 9781681772547
- 168177254X
- OCLC
- 965895616
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library