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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
This book contains the complete, authentic collection of eighteen
love letters exchanged between King Henry VIII of England and Anne
Boleyn. Boleyn was Henry's second wife, gaining his favour after
his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, failed to provide him with the
male heir he dearly craved. By all historic accounts, their initial
romance was passionate and the epitome of courtly manners. This
narrative is reinforced by the letters between the two as they
encircled and eyed one another, awaiting the chance to commence
romantic liaisons. The education and eloquence of both authors is
in full display here, and the letters' authenticity is undisputed.
Although in time the marriage was to sour with deadly consequences
for Anne Boleyn, there is little reason to doubt the initial
passion and thrill both experienced at the outset of their
intimacy.
The king and his wives-letters and documents
History is full of notable figures, but far fewer in number are
those who have become iconic. An indisputably iconic figure, even
among the many great kings of England, is the towering figure of
the Tudor monarch, King Henry VIII. He was, of course, the father
of Queen Elizabeth I, Gloriana, an equally renowned monarch of her
own golden age. She sought always to be and be seen as her father's
daughter, but posterity preserves what it will of a life in the
public consciousness and so aside from Henry's unmistakable and
imposing personal appearance what is most remembered of him by many
is that he was married on six occasions and habitually terminated
his relationships with an axe at the executioner's block-though
this occurred only twice perhaps indicating more moderation in
Henry's character as a husband than he is usually credited with.
There has always been something seductively attractive about this
powerful man, capable of great tenderness and romance, an artist,
poet and musician-and yet a ruthless and unscrupulous tyrant
capable of incredible insensitivity and cruelty. This volume
contains an engrossing selection of correspondence, reports and
other documents concerning Henry and his wives. The central part of
the book is a famous collection of love letters sent by the king to
his second wife Anne Boleyn, one of his spouses who lost her head
to be superceded by another beauty of the court Jane Seymour, one
of Anne's ladies in waiting. In this special and unique Leonaur
edition these letters are added to by the inclusion of
correspondence and other documents concerning the fate of Henry's
sometimes unfortunate women and the events that surrounded
them.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
This book contains the complete, authentic collection of eighteen
love letters exchanged between King Henry VIII of England and Anne
Boleyn. Boleyn was Henry's second wife, gaining his favour after
his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, failed to provide him with the
male heir he dearly craved. By all historic accounts, their initial
romance was passionate and the epitome of courtly manners. This
narrative is reinforced by the letters between the two as they
encircled and eyed one another, awaiting the chance to commence
romantic liaisons. The education and eloquence of both authors is
in full display here, and the letters' authenticity is undisputed.
Although in time the marriage was to sour with deadly consequences
for Anne Boleyn, there is little reason to doubt the initial
passion and thrill both experienced at the outset of their
intimacy.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed
worksworldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the
imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this
valuable book.++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure
edition identification: ++++ Roberti De Avesbury Historia De
Mirabilibus Gestis Edvardi III.: Accedunt, (1.) Libri Saxonici, Qui
Ad Manus Joannis Joscelini Venerunt. (2.) Nomina Eorum, Qui
Scripserunt Historiam Gentis Anglorum, Et Ubi Exstant; Per Joannem
Joscelinum Robert (of Avesbury), John Joscelyn, Henry VIII (King of
England) Thomas Hearne e Theatro Sheldoniano, 1720 History; Europe;
Great Britain; Great Britain; History / Europe / Great Britain
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
A Reader's Review: I use the story of Henry VIII and his wives to
help students learn how to take lecture notes. Why marry the big
fat gooba is the question that gets ask. Because he's the king and
you can't say no, because of the money, silks, jewels. And because
of this. I've always been one of those Tudor groupies who has a
fondness for both Katherine of Aragon and for Anne Boleyn (I also
like Anne of Cleves and Katherine Parr). I always thought that
Henry VIII believed what he said about his first marriage, though I
also think that it wasn't necessary the truth. I also don't believe
Anne Boleyn commited adultery. She doesn't strike me as that
stupid. Reading these letters from Henry to Anne, one can
understand why she married him, even if one's view of history is
that of Anne of a Thousand Days. Henry comes across as an ardent
and passionate love. The letters smolder, even in this Kindle
digtal edition. The attraction that Henry must have had in his life
comes though far more than any biography of him.
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly
growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by
advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve
the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own:
digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works
in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these
high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts
are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries,
undergraduate students, and independent scholars.The Age of
Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical
understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking.
Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel
Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and
moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade.
The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and
Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a
debate that continues in the twenty-first century.++++The below
data was compiled from various identification fields in the
bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an
additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:
++++<sourceLibrary>British
Library<ESTCID>T137162<Notes>With a list of
subscribers. T. W. = Thomas Webster.<imprintFull>Dublin:
printed by James Byrn, 1766. <collation>xli, 8],38-190p.; 12
St. Alphonsus writes: "a single bad book will be sufficient to
cause the destruction of a monastery." Pope Pius XII wrote in 1947
at the beatification of Blessed Maria Goretti: "There rises to Our
lips the cry of the Saviour: 'Woe to the world because of scandals
' (Matthew 18:7). Woe to those who consciously and deliberately
spread corruption-in novels, newspapers, magazines, theaters,
films, in a world of immodesty " We at St. Pius X Press are calling
for a crusade of good books. We want to restore 1,000 old Catholic
books to the market. We ask for your assistance and prayers. This
book is a photographic reprint of the original The original has
been inspected and many imperfections in the existing copy have
been corrected. At Saint Pius X Press our goal is to remain
faithful to the original in both photographic reproductions and in
textual reproductions that are reprinted. Photographic
reproductions are given a page by page inspection, whereas textual
reproductions are proofread to correct any errors in reproduction.
The king and his wives-letters and documents
History is full of notable figures, but far fewer in number are
those who have become iconic. An indisputably iconic figure, even
among the many great kings of England, is the towering figure of
the Tudor monarch, King Henry VIII. He was, of course, the father
of Queen Elizabeth I, Gloriana, an equally renowned monarch of her
own golden age. She sought always to be and be seen as her father's
daughter, but posterity preserves what it will of a life in the
public consciousness and so aside from Henry's unmistakable and
imposing personal appearance what is most remembered of him by many
is that he was married on six occasions and habitually terminated
his relationships with an axe at the executioner's block-though
this occurred only twice perhaps indicating more moderation in
Henry's character as a husband than he is usually credited with.
There has always been something seductively attractive about this
powerful man, capable of great tenderness and romance, an artist,
poet and musician-and yet a ruthless and unscrupulous tyrant
capable of incredible insensitivity and cruelty. This volume
contains an engrossing selection of correspondence, reports and
other documents concerning Henry and his wives. The central part of
the book is a famous collection of love letters sent by the king to
his second wife Anne Boleyn, one of his spouses who lost her head
to be superceded by another beauty of the court Jane Seymour, one
of Anne's ladies in waiting. In this special and unique Leonaur
edition these letters are added to by the inclusion of
correspondence and other documents concerning the fate of Henry's
sometimes unfortunate women and the events that surrounded
them.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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