The Ebbs and Flows of Fortune: The Life of Thomas Howard, Third Duke of Norfolk
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (968 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 082033491X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 408 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
(Library Journal)A sprightly, engaging biography. He concludes with an invaluable analytical chapter that encapsulates the attributes of an English duke. (American Historical Review)The tumult of sixteenth-century England and Henry's court will always an important area for historians. As meticulous and finely grained a narrative as one would hope to have of such a figure, based on patient and thorough mining especially of the printed primary sources. This well-researched, straightforward work fills a gap about one of the major characters of that arena. (Sixteenth Century Journal)Head offers a detailed narrative that will be of interest to specialists but also accessible to undergraduates. (Choice)
Head confronts the central paradox of Norfolk's career. By some accounts Norfolk became known as the greatest soldier and aristocrat alive under Henry VIII's rule, in Britain a period of transition from medieval to modern and spanning the Renaissance and Reformation.In this first comprehensive biography of Norfolk David M. The duke sought a primary position within the court like that earned by Cromwell and Wolsey but was unwilling to perform the sustained hard work required to achieve that stature. Thomas Howard became the third duke of Norfolk during the reign of Henry VIII and was involved in many of the most controversial episodes of that era. A social an
He is the recipient of numerous research and advanced study grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and other sources and is currently doing research on Norfolk's lands and property. Head is a professor of history at John Tyler Community College in Midlothian, Virginia. David M.