Overlord: A New History of the Life and Reign of Henry VIII
Feb 2027 · Sold by Simon and Schuster
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An immersive, fascinating history of the life and imperial ambitions of Henry VIII.
Henry VIII is one of history’s most famous personalities and England’s most famous monarch. He is simultaneously the virtuous Renaissance prince gone wrong, the psychopathic, paranoid tyrant, and the much-married glutton.
Yet Henry didn’t see himself as simply king of England. Overlord tells Henry's story as he saw it: the tale of a titan whose dominions embraced Scotland, Ireland, Wales, England, and, if he could achieve his grandiose ambitions, swathes of France. Drawing on archival sources from across the United Kingdom, Steven Veerapen reveals how Henry created an image of himself as a law-abiding and benevolent emperor, and thereby a rival to his European counterparts. By fair means and foul—murder plots, marriage negotiations, and military venture—he did all he could to realize a hitherto overlooked expansionist dream.
With this myth-busting narrative on the king—he was not particularly gluttonous and not particularly prudish, for example—the real Henry can emerge: a blustering, self-aggrandizing actor who swaggered about the stage of the British Isles in search of an imperial legacy.
Henry VIII is one of history’s most famous personalities and England’s most famous monarch. He is simultaneously the virtuous Renaissance prince gone wrong, the psychopathic, paranoid tyrant, and the much-married glutton.
Yet Henry didn’t see himself as simply king of England. Overlord tells Henry's story as he saw it: the tale of a titan whose dominions embraced Scotland, Ireland, Wales, England, and, if he could achieve his grandiose ambitions, swathes of France. Drawing on archival sources from across the United Kingdom, Steven Veerapen reveals how Henry created an image of himself as a law-abiding and benevolent emperor, and thereby a rival to his European counterparts. By fair means and foul—murder plots, marriage negotiations, and military venture—he did all he could to realize a hitherto overlooked expansionist dream.
With this myth-busting narrative on the king—he was not particularly gluttonous and not particularly prudish, for example—the real Henry can emerge: a blustering, self-aggrandizing actor who swaggered about the stage of the British Isles in search of an imperial legacy.
An immersive, fascinating history of the life and imperial ambitions of Henry VIII.
Henry VIII is one of history’s most famous personalities and England’s most famous monarch. He is simultaneously the virtuous Renaissance prince gone wrong, the psychopathic, paranoid tyrant, and the much-married...
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About the author
Steven Veerapen, author of Witches: A History of Witchcraft, Witch-Hunters, and a King's Obsession: 1562-1735, was awarded a first-class honors degree in English for writing his dissertation on representations of Henry VIII’s six wives. He is also the author of The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI and I, published in Britain. Steven lives is Glasgow, Scotland.
Steven Veerapen, author of Witches: A History of Witchcraft, Witch-Hunters, and a King's Obsession: 1562-1735, was awarded a first-class honors degree in English for writing his dissertation on representations of Henry VIII’s six wives. He is also the author of The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of...
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