Loading cart contents...
The Divorce of Henry VIII: The Untold Story
15.99 JOD
Jordan: Deliverable within 48 hours
International: Deliverable within 7 Days
Description
‘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)
Additional information
| Weight | 0.213 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 1.9 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm |
| by | |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 288 |
| Publisher | |
| Year Published | 2013-2-7 |
| Imprint | |
| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 0099554895 |
| About The Author | Catherine Fletcher is a historian of Renaissance and early modern Europe. Her other books include The Black Prince of Florence, ‘a spectacular, elegant, brilliant portrait of skulduggery, murder and sex in Renaissance Florence’ (Simon Sebag Montefiore, Evening Standard Books of the Year), and The Beauty and the Terror: An Alternative History of the Italian Renaissance, to be published in 2020. She has recently been appointed Professor of History at Manchester Metropolitan University. |
An eye-opening book, an intricate and fascinating story of an elusive man with an impossible job. A brilliant and impressive feat of original research, and necessary reading for anyone fascinated by the story of Henry’s divorce… Catherine Fletcher has allowed the story to tell itself, except that she’s been so clever in the telling of it, cutting through to what matters without over-simplifying |
|
| Other text | A glittering debut…drawing on the unexplored riches of Italian Renaissance archives, enlarges the well known story, and to magnificent effect |
Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review.
Related products
-
![]()
On backorder 2-5 Weeks to Arrive
90.00 JOD -
![]()
On backorder 2-5 Weeks to Arrive
28.99 JOD -
![]()
On backorder 2-5 Weeks to Arrive
16.00 JOD -
![]()
On backorder 2-5 Weeks to Arrive
41.99 JOD
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.