History of England, Vol. 1
James Anthony Froude · 1858
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Description
James Anthony Froude opens his great Tudor history with the fall of Cardinal Wolsey, in this first volume from 1858. A crisis over the king's marriage gathers force at court. Behind it looms the larger storm of the English Reformation.
Froude drew on state papers that few had used before him. He retold the Tudor age as high drama, with vivid scenes and strong verdicts. Critics charged him with haste and bias, yet readers devoured the books. The opening volume made the fifteen hundreds come alive for the Victorian public, and it still sets the tone for his whole bold enterprise.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | James Anthony Froude |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1858 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 977 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive |
Source: https://archive.org/details/historyenglandf64unkngoog