Henry VIII: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
J.J. Scarisbrick, Henry VIII (1968, reissued 1997), remains the principal recommendation; although Lacey Baldwin Smith, Henry VIII: The Mask of Royalty (1971, reissued 1982), is challenging on the later part of the reign. David Starkey, The Reign of Henry VIII: Personalities and Politics (1985, reissued 2002), portrays the brutality of the man and the age. Arthur Salusbury MacNalty, Henry VIII: The Difficult Patient (1952), remains the best introduction to the medical history (which had important political consequences). Diarmaid MacCulloch (ed.), The Reign of Henry VIII (1995), is an important overview of the political, religious, and cultural crises of the reign. S.J. Gunn and P.G. Lindley (eds.), Cardinal Wolsey: Church, State, and Art (1991), is a collection of essays vital to understanding the first half of the reign and the relationship of king and minister; but A.F. Pollard, Wolsey (1929, reissued 1978), is still valuable on these matters. John Guy, Thomas More (2000), is outstanding on More and his relationship with Henry. G.R. Elton, The Tudor Revolution in Government (1953, reissued 1966), is a classic; but it must now be read alongside Christopher Coleman and David Starkey (eds.), Revolution Reassessed: Revisions in the History of Tudor Government and Administration (1986). Henry’s role in the Reformation is fully explored by Scarisbrick, but Diarmaid MacCulloch, Thomas Cranmer (1996), provides a readable account of the events. Simon Thurley, The Royal Palaces of Tudor England (1993), discusses the expression of Henry’s beliefs in the palaces he built.
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| Modified link of Web site: Historic Royal Palaces - Henry VIII. | Jul 27, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jun 24, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jan 24, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - Henry VIII. and the Separation from Rome. | Jun 11, 2025 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Apr 18, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 10, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 12, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Henry VIII of England. | Oct 13, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | Aug 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Luminarium - Biography of Henry VIII, king of England. | Jun 30, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Historic Royal Palaces - Henry VIII. | Mar 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Henry VIII. | Nov 30, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Royal Family - Henry VIII. | Aug 17, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Historic UK - Henry VIII. | Mar 14, 2022 | ||
| Clarified the circumstances of Jane Seymour's death. | Mar 03, 2022 | ||
| Removed media. | Nov 15, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 13, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Tudors - Biography of Henry VIII. | Feb 14, 2019 | ||
| Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." | Nov 15, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - Biography of Henry VIII. | Oct 10, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Biography of King Henry VIII. | Oct 10, 2017 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 14, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS LearningMedia - The Protestant Reformation | Inside the Court of Henry VIII. | Feb 15, 2017 | ||
| Added video. | Feb 04, 2015 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Henry VIII. | Jul 14, 2014 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Apr 03, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Witness History - The Assassination of Leon Trotsky. | Jan 13, 2014 | ||
| Article revised and media added. | Apr 21, 2008 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Feb 09, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: TudorHistory.org - Henry VIII. | Jun 20, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 28, 1999 |