Four Years at the Court of Henry VIII 2 Volume Set: Selection of Despatches Written by the Venetian Ambassador, Sebastian Giustinian, and Addressed to

by Sebastiano Giustiniani

Sebastian Giustinian (1460-1543) served as the Venetian ambassador to the court of Henry VIII between 1515 and 1519, during which time he sent back frequent and detailed dispatches to the Signory of Venice. In 1515, when Giustinian arrived at the English court, Henry was only twenty-four and described as 'expert in arms, and of great valour, and most excellent in his personal endowments'. In this two-volume collection, Guistinian's letters paint a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110806003X
• ISBN13: 9781108060035
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 714 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.5" x 8.6"