Ebook {Epub PDF} Henry VIII: The King and His Court by Alison Weir

 · Now Alison Weir, author of the finest royal chronicles of our time, brings to vibrant life the turbulent, complex figure of the King. Packed with colorful description, meticulous in historical detail, rich in pageantry, intrigue, passion, and luxury, Weir brilliantly renders King Henry VIII, his court, and the fascinating men and women who vied Brand: Random House Publishing Group. About the author () Alison Weir is the author of Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, The Princes in the Tower, The Wars of the Roses, The Children of Henry VIII, The Life of Elizabeth I, and Eleanor of Aquitaine. She lives outside London with her husband and two children. From the Hardcover edition/5(2). Henry VIII: King and Court. Henry VIII.: Alison Weir. Jonathan Cape, - Great Britain - pages. 13 Reviews. A detailed study written by a popular Tudor historian that sets a personal biography of Henry VIII against the cultural, social and political background of his court (with a rich supporting cast of courtiers, ministers, nobles and 4/5(13).

To Alison Weir's credit this is an incredibly detailed and researched book about Henry VIII, what I missed about the title was "and His Court." The author spends at least the first third of the book carefully detailing Henry VIII's court, what they ate and drank, how the court was structured, the various castles Henry owned, etc. etc. etc. For fans of Wolf Hall, Alison Weir's New York Times bestselling biography of Henry VIII brilliantly brings to life the king, the court, and the fascinating men and women who vied for its pleasures and bltadwin.ru: This edition contains an excerpt from Alison Weir's Mary bltadwin.ru VIII, renowned for his command of power, celebrated for his intellect, presided over the most stylish. Henry VIII: The King and his Court by Alison Weir. Fri EDT. In the summer of , Henry informed King Ferdinand that he was about to visit different parts of his kingdom. We.

In her new book, Alison Weir, author of the finest royal chronicles of our time, brings to vibrant life the turbulent, complex figure of Henry VIII and the glittering court he made his own. In an age when a monarch's domestic and political lives were inextricably intertwined, a king as powerful and brilliant as Henry VIII exercised enormous sway over the laws, the customs, and the culture of his kingdom. Now Alison Weir brings to vibrant life the turbulent, complex figure of the King. Packed with colourful description, meticulous in historical detail, rich in pageantry, intrigue, passion, and. Henry VIII: The King and His Court. Henry VIII.: Alison Weir. Ballantine Books, - Biography Autobiography - pages. 2 Reviews. At the beginning of the reign of Henry VIII, his virtues were extolled by those who served him. How does the adulation the young King initially inspired of the court compare to the subsequent attitudes his courtiers held toward him?.