Harry of England
«'If you want an excellent book that gives you an introductory course into the English kings named Henry, I would recommend 'Harry of England' by Teresa Cole.'»
Adventures of a Tudor Nerd, May 2022
Eight kings of England were the named Henry, but only two of them were born as heirs to the throne and these – the third and sixth – proved to be the weakest. Two seized the crown by force of arms, one by craft and opportunistic speed, and one by skilful diplomacy and an early flowering of that great British virtue, compromise. Les mer
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When we look at the contributions made by the eight kings of that name, we find they underpin almost every aspect of our nation and its institutions. To the first two we owe our legal system and department of finance, to the third, intentionally or otherwise, the origins of our parliament. The fifth decreed the widespread use of English in official documents, leading to dramatic developments in that language. The seventh transformed the tax system and introduced legal reforms that curbed the power of the nobility. The eighth, again arguably unintentionally, brought into being the Church of England. Between them, these English monarchs represent every possible shade of kingship, and each in his own time was ‘Harry of England’.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Amberley Publishing
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781445698649
- Utgivelsesår
- 2022
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
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«'If you want an excellent book that gives you an introductory course into the English kings named Henry, I would recommend 'Harry of England' by Teresa Cole.'»
Adventures of a Tudor Nerd, May 2022
«'Engaging and detailed.'»
Family Tree Magazine, July 2022
«'I thoroughly enjoyed this. To condense eight turbulent reigns in a little under 300 pages is a difficult task, but Teresa Cole has done an admirable job.'»
Pilling's Writing Corner, April 2022
«'This is a book you can dip in to at any page and find something interesting. Highly recommended.'»
The Writing Desk, April 2022.