History of England, Vol. 2
James Anthony Froude · 1856
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Henry the Eighth breaks with Rome in the second volume of Froude's History, from 1856. The divorce from Catherine of Aragon drives the quarrel with the pope. The Act of Supremacy then makes the king head of England's church.
Froude's bold defense of Henry begins in earnest in these pages. He casts the king as the rough tool of a needed national change. Monasteries fall, old loyalties tear, and a new order takes shape. The account stirred fierce dispute among clergy and scholars alike. It remains a gripping, partisan telling of the birth of the English Reformation.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | James Anthony Froude |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1856 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 998 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive |