Summary
The Last Will of Henry VIII: Power, Intrigue, and the Tudor Succession
On 28 January 1547, King Henry VIII, burdened by illness and weight, breathed his last at Whitehall. Mere hours before his death, his final will and testament was finalized. This document affirmed the succession: Edward, Mary, and Elizabeth, followed by the Grey and Suffolk families. It also detailed bequests to the king’s closest advisors and staff.
Henry’s will stands as a fascinating and debated artifa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781788545051 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1788545052 |
| Author: | Suzannah Lipscomb |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Apollo |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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‘I was gripped … an elegantly written forensic examination of Henry’s will’ Saul David, Evening Standard .
I was gripped… an elegantly written forensic examination of Henry’s will’ – Saul David, Evening Standard
About The Author
Suzannah Lipscomb
Suzannah is a historian and TV presenter, and a Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at the New College of the Humanities. She is the author of 1536: The Year That Changed Henry VIII, and A Visitor’s Companion to Tudor England.
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