Research Catalog

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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Details

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

• Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
• Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 > Will
• 1500-1599
• Wills > England > History > 16th century
• HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain
• HISTORY / Europe / Western
• HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century
• Great Britain > History > Henry VIII, 1509-1547

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