The Resource Henry VIII and the men who made him, Tracy Borman
Henry VIII and the men who made him, Tracy Borman
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- Summary
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- Presents a portrait of Henry VIII through the lens of his relationships with the men who surrounded him--companions, confidants, servants, ministers, and rivals--and explores how they impacted his life and historic reign
- "Henry VIII is best known in history for his tempestuous marriages and the fates of his six wives. However, as acclaimed historian Tracy Borman makes clear in her illuminating new chronicle of Henry's life, his reign and reputation were hugely influenced by the men who surrounded and interacted with him as companions and confidants, servants and ministers, and occasionally as rivals--many of whom have been underplayed in previous biographies. These relationships offer a fresh, often surprising perspective on the legendary king, revealing the contradictions in his beliefs, behavior, and character in a nuanced light. They show him capable of fierce but seldom abiding loyalty, of raising men up only to destroy them later. He loved to be attended by boisterous young men, the likes of his intimate friend Charles Brandon, who shared his passion for sport, but could also be diverted by men of intellect, culture, and wit, as his longstanding interplay with Cardinal Wolsey and his reluctant abandonment of Thomas More attest. Eager to escape the shadow of his father, Henry VII, he was often trusting and easily led by male attendants and advisors early in his reign (his coronation was just shy of his 18th birthday in 1509); in time, though, he matured into a profoundly suspicious and paranoid king whose ruthlessness would be ever more apparent, as Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk and uncle to two of Henry's wives, discovered to his great discomfort, and as Eustace Chapuys, the ambassador of Charles V of Spain, often reported. Recounting the great Tudor's life and signal moments through the lens of his male relationships, Tracy Borman's new biography reveals Henry's personality in all its multi-faceted, contradictory glory, and sheds fresh light on his reign for anyone fascinated by the Tudor era and its legacy."--Dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Grove Atlantic edition.
- Extent
- 498 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Preface: 'The son was born to a greater destiny'
- Introduction: 'The changeableness of this king'
- 'The king's second born son'
- 'Having no affection or fancy unto him'
- 'Lusty bachelors'
- 'His Majesty's second self'
- 'The servant is not greater than his lord'
- 'Youths of evil counsel'
- 'The most rascally beggar in the world'
- 'The inconstantness of princes' favour'
- 'The man who enjoys most credit with the king'
- 'I shall die today and you tomorrow'
- 'Resisting evil counsellors'
- 'Every man here is for himself'
- 'A goodly prince'
- 'The greatest wretch ever born in England'
- 'He has not been the same man'
- 'My dearest son in Christ'
- 'I have been young, and now am old'
- Epilogue: 'Some special man'
- Isbn
- 9780802128430
- Label
- Henry VIII and the men who made him
- Title
- Henry VIII and the men who made him
- Statement of responsibility
- Tracy Borman
- Title variation
- Henry the 8th and the men who made him
- Subject
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- Biographies
- Biography
- Courts and courtiers
- Friendship
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- Biography
- Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Biography
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1509-1547
- Henry, VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
- 1509-1547
- Henry, VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Relations with courts and courtiers
- History
- History
- Kings and rulers
- Politics and government
- Relations with courts and courtiers
- Henry, VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Friends and associates -- Biography
- 1509-1547.
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- Presents a portrait of Henry VIII through the lens of his relationships with the men who surrounded him--companions, confidants, servants, ministers, and rivals--and explores how they impacted his life and historic reign
- "Henry VIII is best known in history for his tempestuous marriages and the fates of his six wives. However, as acclaimed historian Tracy Borman makes clear in her illuminating new chronicle of Henry's life, his reign and reputation were hugely influenced by the men who surrounded and interacted with him as companions and confidants, servants and ministers, and occasionally as rivals--many of whom have been underplayed in previous biographies. These relationships offer a fresh, often surprising perspective on the legendary king, revealing the contradictions in his beliefs, behavior, and character in a nuanced light. They show him capable of fierce but seldom abiding loyalty, of raising men up only to destroy them later. He loved to be attended by boisterous young men, the likes of his intimate friend Charles Brandon, who shared his passion for sport, but could also be diverted by men of intellect, culture, and wit, as his longstanding interplay with Cardinal Wolsey and his reluctant abandonment of Thomas More attest. Eager to escape the shadow of his father, Henry VII, he was often trusting and easily led by male attendants and advisors early in his reign (his coronation was just shy of his 18th birthday in 1509); in time, though, he matured into a profoundly suspicious and paranoid king whose ruthlessness would be ever more apparent, as Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk and uncle to two of Henry's wives, discovered to his great discomfort, and as Eustace Chapuys, the ambassador of Charles V of Spain, often reported. Recounting the great Tudor's life and signal moments through the lens of his male relationships, Tracy Borman's new biography reveals Henry's personality in all its multi-faceted, contradictory glory, and sheds fresh light on his reign for anyone fascinated by the Tudor era and its legacy."--Dust jacket
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- PUL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Borman, Tracy
- Dewey number
- 942.05/20922
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DA334.A1
- LC item number
- B67 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Henry
- Henry
- Henry
- Henry
- Henry
- Courts and courtiers
- Friendship
- Kings and rulers
- Politics and government
- Relations with courts and courtiers
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Label
- Henry VIII and the men who made him, Tracy Borman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-472) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface: 'The son was born to a greater destiny' -- Introduction: 'The changeableness of this king' -- 'The king's second born son' -- 'Having no affection or fancy unto him' -- 'Lusty bachelors' -- 'His Majesty's second self' -- 'The servant is not greater than his lord' -- 'Youths of evil counsel' -- 'The most rascally beggar in the world' -- 'The inconstantness of princes' favour' -- 'The man who enjoys most credit with the king' -- 'I shall die today and you tomorrow' -- 'Resisting evil counsellors' -- 'Every man here is for himself' -- 'A goodly prince' -- 'The greatest wretch ever born in England' -- 'He has not been the same man' -- 'My dearest son in Christ' -- 'I have been young, and now am old' -- Epilogue: 'Some special man'
- Control code
- on1057731221
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First Grove Atlantic edition.
- Extent
- 498 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780802128430
- Lccn
- 2018049543
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- Label
- Henry VIII and the men who made him, Tracy Borman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-472) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface: 'The son was born to a greater destiny' -- Introduction: 'The changeableness of this king' -- 'The king's second born son' -- 'Having no affection or fancy unto him' -- 'Lusty bachelors' -- 'His Majesty's second self' -- 'The servant is not greater than his lord' -- 'Youths of evil counsel' -- 'The most rascally beggar in the world' -- 'The inconstantness of princes' favour' -- 'The man who enjoys most credit with the king' -- 'I shall die today and you tomorrow' -- 'Resisting evil counsellors' -- 'Every man here is for himself' -- 'A goodly prince' -- 'The greatest wretch ever born in England' -- 'He has not been the same man' -- 'My dearest son in Christ' -- 'I have been young, and now am old' -- Epilogue: 'Some special man'
- Control code
- on1057731221
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First Grove Atlantic edition.
- Extent
- 498 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780802128430
- Lccn
- 2018049543
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
Subject
- Biographies
- Biography
- Courts and courtiers
- Friendship
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- Biography
- Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 -- Biography
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1509-1547
- Henry, VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
- 1509-1547
- Henry, VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Relations with courts and courtiers
- History
- History
- Kings and rulers
- Politics and government
- Relations with courts and courtiers
- Henry, VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Friends and associates -- Biography
- 1509-1547.
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