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 Henry VIII - Jasper Ridley
Newest Review: ... this book and a family tree in the front cover. The book cost me £2.50 as it was second hand. So far so good. I couldn't ... more  ... wait to devour yet another book about Henry and started reading it as soon as I got home. The book is divided into sections about Henry becoming king, his "great matter", the destruction of Wolsey, the destruction of Anne Boleyn, the Pilgrimage of Grace etc so I thought this would be a really juicy read.
As soon as I started reading this book I realised the section headings often didn't have much to do with the content of the section. Where I expected the sections to concentrate on the subject they were nam...more |
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Henry VIII - Jasper Ridley: Henry without much personality (812 words)
by - written on 04/07/09 (Very useful, 42 readings)
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I have a fascination with Henry VIII and his six wives and have read countless books on the subject, usually I find each one gives a slightly different opinion on Henry and how he was so I don't get bored of reading these books. Recently while attending a local art exhibition I noticed they had second hand books for sale at the back and went to have a look. This book immediately caught my eye. Apparently I look like a Henry VIII geek, the guy who sold me the book looked me right in the eye and asked "don't you already know enough about him?" which was pretty alarming and made me wonder if he'd been checking out my bookshelves! The book ... Read the complete review
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