Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: the Historiography of a King 1. The Prince, 1491-1509 2. A Renaissance King, 1509-1511 3. The King at War, 1511-1514 4. A Prince at Peace, 1514-1522 5. The Court of King Henry 6. War & Poverty, 1522-1525 7. The Origin of the 'Great Matter', 1525-1529 8. Crisis & Change, 1529-1536 9. The Lordship & Kingship of Ireland 10. A King in His Splendour, 1536-1542 11. The Return to War, 1542-1547 12. Legacy Notes Appendix of Documents Bibliography: Principally of Works Cited List of Illustrations Index

About the Author

David Loades was Emeritus Professor of the University of Wales and an Honorary Member of the University of Oxford, History Faculty. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Vice-President of the Navy Record Society and former President of the Ecclesiastical History Society. He was the author of over thirty books on the sixteenth century, specializing in the Tudors. Sadly he has passed away.

Reviews

Neither Starkey nor Weir has the assurance and command of Loades'
*LITERARY REVIEW*

David Loades Tudor biographies are both highly enjoyable and instructive, the perfect combination'
*ANTONIA FRASER*

David Loades is one of our finest Tudor historians'
*ALISON WEIR*