Tudor Placemen and Statesmen Select Case Histories |
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| Author:
| Sil, Narasingha P. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61147-221-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2001 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $76.95 |
Book Description:
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This study uses the lives of four Tudor officials who were personal servants of the monarch_Sir Thomas Heneage, Sir Anthony Denny, Sir John Gates, and Sir William Herbert_to demonstrate the inertia of personal monarchy in spite of Thomas CromwellOs reform and reorganization of government. It also investigates the link between a courtier and a councilor, between a kingOs or queenOs man and a statesman.
This study uses the lives of four Tudor officials who were personal servants of the monarch_Sir Thomas Heneage, Sir Anthony Denny, Sir John Gates, and Sir William Herbert_to demonstrate the inertia of personal monarchy in spite of Thomas CromwellOs reform and reorganization of government. It also investigates the link between a courtier and a councilor, between a kingOs or queenOs man and a statesman.