Inside the Tudor Court: Henry VIII and his Six Wives through the eyes of the Spanish Ambassador

Inside the Tudor Court: Henry VIII and his Six Wives through the eyes of the Spanish Ambassador

by Lauren Mackay
Inside the Tudor Court: Henry VIII and his Six Wives through the eyes of the Spanish Ambassador

Inside the Tudor Court: Henry VIII and his Six Wives through the eyes of the Spanish Ambassador

by Lauren Mackay

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Overview

The reports and despatches of Eustace Chapuys, Spanish Ambassador to Henry VIII’s court from 1529 to 1545, have been instrumental in shaping our modern interpretations of Henry VIII and his wives. As a result of his personal relationships with several of Henry’s queens, and Henry himself, his writings were filled with colourful anecdotes, salacious gossip, and personal and insightful observations of the key players at court, thus offering the single most continuous portrait of the central decades of Henry’s reign.Beginning with Chapuys’ arrival in England, in the middle of Henry VIII’s divorce from Katherine of Aragon, this book progresses through the episodic reigns of each of Henry’s queens. Chapuys tirelessly defended Katherine and later her daughter, Mary Tudor, the future Mary I. He remained as ambassador through the rise and fall of Anne Boleyn, and reported on each and every one of Henry’s subsequent wives – Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Katharine Parr – as well as that most notorious of ministers Thomas Cromwell. He retired in 1545, close to the end of Henry VIII’s reign.In approaching the period through Chapuys’ letters, Lauren Mackay provides a fresh perspective on Henry, his court and the Tudor period in general.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781445645599
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Publication date: 03/15/2015
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 400
Product dimensions: 4.90(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Lauren Mackay is a historian and consultant based in Sydney, Australia. She completed her Masters of History and is currently researching her PhD on Thomas and George Boleyn, Anne Boleyn's father and brother, with University of Newcastle (Australia).
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