The King's Reformation: Henry VIII and the Remaking of the English Church

by G.W. Bernard

Book Overview

A major reassessment of England's break with Rome Henry VIII's reformation remains among the most crucial yet misunderstood events in English history. In this substantial new account G. W. Bernard presents the king as neither confused nor a pawn in the hands of manipulative factions. Henry, a monarch who ruled as well as reigned, is revealed instead as the determining mover of religious policy throughout this momentous period. In Henry's campaign...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300122713
• ISBN13: 9780300122718
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"