In this widely acclaimed biography, Bertram Wolffe challenges the traditional view of Henry VI as an unworldly, innocent, and saintly monarch and offers instead a finely drawn but critical portrait of an ineffectual ruler. Drawing on widespread contemporary evidence, Wolffe describes the failures of Henry's long reign from 1422 to 1471, which included the collapse of justice, the loss of the French territories, and the final disintegration of his government. He argues that the posthumous cult of Henry was promoted by Henry ...
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In this widely acclaimed biography, Bertram Wolffe challenges the traditional view of Henry VI as an unworldly, innocent, and saintly monarch and offers instead a finely drawn but critical portrait of an ineffectual ruler. Drawing on widespread contemporary evidence, Wolffe describes the failures of Henry's long reign from 1422 to 1471, which included the collapse of justice, the loss of the French territories, and the final disintegration of his government. He argues that the posthumous cult of Henry was promoted by Henry VII as a way of excusing his uncle's political failures while enhancing the image of the dynasty. This edition includes a new foreword by John Watts that discusses the book and its place in the evolving literature. Reviews of the earlier edition: "A brilliant biography that brings us as near as we are ever likely to come to this elusive personality." -- Sunday Times (London) "A powerful, compulsively readable portrait." -- Observer "Much learning, skillfully deployed as here, evokes pleasure as well as admiration." --R.L. Storey, Times Literary Supplement
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Add this copy of Henry VI to cart. $68.99, good condition, Sold by Balfour Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sidmouth, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1981 by Eyre Methuen.
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Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall Jacket very tidy. Copy is free of inscriptions with clean contents. Ink stain on folio fore-edges, otherwise clear. Scarce.
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Good Condition. Library sticker on front cover; ink stamps to endpapers, including withdrawn stamp; spine label and shelf number to spine. No dust jacket. Contents clean and bright. Bindings and spine firm and secure. Otherwise, a good used copy. Size: 24 x 16 x 3.5 cm. 400 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Great Britain; Kings and rulers; Henry VI, King of England, 1421-1471; ISBN: 0413320804. ISBN/EAN: 9780413320803. Add. Inventory No: 230312ROSL005003.
Add this copy of Henry VI (the English Monarchs Series) to cart. $141.85, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1981 by Methuen Publishing Ltd.
