Edward VI

"Jennifer Loach presents a substantially fresh portrait of the boy king. Far from being the sickly child of traditional history, he is depicted as a typical young aristocrat of his day, interested in hunting, tournaments and warfare, healthy and vigorous up to his final months. The cause of Edward's early death is here diagnosed as the consequence of a severe and rapid infection of the lungs, rather than the gradual process of tuberculosis."--BOOK JACKET. "The book explores Edward's life as prince and later king, analysing the events and politics of the time and the context of the royal court in his upbringing and his rule. It considers the extent to which the young king was himself involved in matters of state and assesses the governments of Edward Seymour, duke of Somerset, and of John Dudley, duke of Northumberland, both of whom ruled in his name. Loach questions the image of Edward as the 'godly imp' portrayed in John Foxe's Book of Martyrs, and advances the view that he was more concerned with obedience to his authority than with detailed points of doctrine."--BOOK JACKET. "This important and original book transforms our understanding of a dramatic period of British history, marked by political volatility, religious change and social unrest, and throws new light on an age often neglected by historians."--BOOK JACKET.

Info autore

Jennifer Loach was fellow in history at Somerville College, Oxford when she died in 1995.

Riassunto

A biography of Edward VI, drawing a portrait of the boy king as a highly precocious, well educated, intellectually confident and decisive youth, with clear views on the future of the English church. Jennifer Loach also supplies the dramatic context in which Edward's short reign was played out.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jennifer Loach, Loach Jennifer
• Con la collaborazione di: George Bernard (Editore), Professor George W. Bernard (Editore), Bernard George (Editore), Penry Williams (Editore), Williams Penry (Editore)
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 11.01.2002
• EAN: 9780300094091
• ISBN: 978-0-300-09409-1
• Pagine: 256
• Peso: 386 g
• Illustrazioni: 12 b-w illus.
• Serie: The English Monarchs Series; The Yale English Monarchs Series; English Monarchs (Paperback); The English Monarchs Series
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; England, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Biography: historical, political and military, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600