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The Divorce of Henry VIII
eBook - The Untold Story
ISBN/EAN: 9781448156221
Umbreit-Nr.: 6453861
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 288 S., 2.18 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 07.02.2013
Auflage: 1/2013
E-Book
Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <p>An eye-opening book, an intricate and fascinating story Hilary Mantel</p><p>1527. Henry, desperate to marry Anne Boleyn and ensure the Tudor line asks Pope Clement VII to grant him a divorce. Enter Gregorio Casali, an Italian diplomat hired to represent Henrys interests in the Vatican. Through six years of persuasion, threats and bribery Casali lives by his wits, playing off one powerful patron against another, negotiating with ambassadors from Spain, France and beyond, each crowding the Vatican to press their interests in the Tudor break up. Before it is done, Henry will decide to divorce not just Catherine, but the Church itself. Set against the backdrop of war-torn Renaissance Italy,<i>The Divorce of Henry VIII</i>combines a gripping family saga with a highly charged political battle between the Tudors and the Vatican to reveal the extraordinary true story behind historys most infamous divorce.</p><p>(Originally published with the title<i>Our Man in Rome</i>)</p>
- Kurztext
- An eye-opening book, an intricate and fascinating story Hilary Mantel1527. Henry, desperate to marry Anne Boleyn and ensure the Tudor line asks Pope Clement VII to grant him a divorce. Enter Gregorio Casali, an Italian diplomat hired to represent Henry s interests in the Vatican. Through six years of persuasion, threats and bribery Casali lives by his wits, playing off one powerful patron against another, negotiating with ambassadors from Spain, France and beyond, each crowding the Vatican to press their interests in the Tudor break up. Before it is done, Henry will decide to divorce not just Catherine, but the Church itself. Set against the backdrop of war-torn Renaissance Italy, The Divorce of Henry VIII combines a gripping family saga with a highly charged political battle between the Tudors and the Vatican to reveal the extraordinary true story behind history s most infamous divorce. (Originally published with the title Our Man in Rome)
- Autorenportrait
- Catherine Fletcher is a historian of Renaissance and early modern Europe. Her first book,<i>The Divorce of Henry VIII</i>, brought to life the world of the Papal court at the time of the Tudors. Subsequently, Catherine worked with the set team on the BBCs adaptation of<i>Wolf Hall</i>, advising the production on the historical detail of religious ceremony, dress and furnishings. She broadcasts frequently for BBC Radio 4 on Italian Renaissance history and is currently a BBC New Generation Thinker. Catherine now holds the position of Associate Professor in History and Heritage at Swansea University, has previously held fellowships at the British School at Rome and the European University Institute, and has taught at Royal Holloway, Durham and Sheffield universities.
- Schlagzeile
- <b>The inside story of Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon - 'an intricate and fascinating story' Hilary Mantel</b>