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Fashion Diplomacy at the Court of Henry VIII
… within diplomacy during the life and reign of Henry VIII (1491-1547). It posits that dress informed, and was informed by, the everchanging political environment of sixteenth-century Europe. As a tool of diplomacy, apparel crossed cultural boundaries, involved an array of diplomatic actors and …
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The Musical Education and Involvement of the Six Wives of Henry VIII
… in education, theology, and the musical arts. Henry VIII, king of England during this time, married six different women during his reign, which lasted from 1509 to 1547. Each queen experienced a different musical education, which resulted in musical involvement that reflected that queen’s own …
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Dialogues of persuasion: the Reformation dialogues printed on the Continent during the reign of Henry VIII
… printed on the Continent during the reign of Henry VIII used the persuasive techniques of the dialogue-form to act as advocates for Reform. All English Reformation-dialogues printed on the continent during the reign of Henry VIII employ the same techniques the form offers them. As is shown in …
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Reforming nationhood : England in the literature of the Tudor imperial age, 1509-1553
… from the Tudor ideology of empire inherited by Henry VIII upon his accession in 1509. It then distinguishes both these imperial ideologies from Henry's pretensions, as enshrined in the 1533 Appeals Act, to empire in the English Church. Despite these differences between the Habsburg and Tudor …
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Cupid's Victimization of the Renaissance Male
… specific form was so prevalent from the court of Henry VIII to that of his daughter, Elizabeth I. The article pays specific attention to the works of Sir Philip Sidney, Shakespeare, Richard Barnfield, and Lady Mary Sidney Wroth, paying close attention to social, political, and gender issues of the …
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English King and German Commoner: An Exploration of Sixteenth Century Clothing and Identity
… or indeed, how one perceives one's self. Henry VIII (1491-1547) of England will be compared and contrasted with Matthäus Schwarz (1496-1574), a commoner from Augsburg, Germany. Tudor will represent how identity can be created for others, particularly through legislation and courtly life; …
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Book-Burning and the Banning of Books and Authors in England, 1526 - 1558: A Sixteenth-Century Fire-Library
… a meeting of England’s clergy, and by Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and their councils. I argue that England’s clergy, monarchs, and Privy Councils largely conceptualized heresy and sedition as an infection that threatened the health of the body politic by threatening their authority. …
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Katherine of Aragon: Marriage, Scholarship and Remembrance
… of Europe and later counsel the young King Henry VIII in foreign policy and be entrusted as his regent in 1513. Perhaps because of her foreign status, or her intellectual merit, Katherine succeeded as a queen consort, surpassing what was expected of her as a political tool of …
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The northern clergy and the Pilgrimage of Grace
… occurred in England in 1536 during the reign of Henry VIII. The rebellions were primarily risings of the commons and occurred as the result of several causes. Much of the recent historiography has focused primarily on the causes of the rebellions and the motives of those involved. Most …
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Patronage Piety and Capitulation: The Nobilitys Response to Religious Reform in England.
… failure of the Henrician Reformation. Although Henry VIII started the process of reform, the Henrician Reformation would never have been successful without the enforcement, collaboration, and backing of the nobility.</p>
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Historický film jako informační zdroj a jeho komparace s knižními tituly
… is chosen the important English King- Henry VIII., who has been depicted in many movies and about whom there were written many books as well. Primarily the bachelor work focus on the historical accuracy of the movies and books, the comparison of the importance of both the media (what …
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Agents of History: Women and Royal Politics in Early Modern Historical Narratives and Plays
… III, The True Tragedy of Richard III, Edward IV, Henry VIII, and Perkin Warbeck as thoughtful dramatic revisions of narrative history that invite readers and audiences to recall the contrastive historical accounts available across these genres. By juxtaposing intertextual histories, I show how …
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"About as shapeless as the Man in the Moon" : the representation of desire and transition in six films of Charles Laughton
… of Charles Laughton in The Private Life of Henry VIII, Mutiny on the Bounty, Les Misérables, Rembrandt and The Hunchback of Notre Dame communicate a thematically and stylistically coherent vision of human identity. Through these performances, Laughton expresses the limits and possibilities …
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Shakespeare’s late syntax: a comparative analysis of which relativisation in the dramatic works
… (Cymbeline, The Winter’s Tale, The Tempest, Henry VIII and The Two Noble Kinsmen) is found to distinguish them unequivocally as a group, while Pericles stands out as an anomaly. Finally, in Chapter Six it is argued that Shakespeare’s syntax reflects a stylistic phenomenon unrelated to …
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The Sometime Husband of Three Katherines, Two Annes and One Jane: Play and Critical Essay.
… and One Jane is a retelling of the Six Wives of Henry VIII story through memory and confrontation with the past. Kate, Katherine, Kitty, Anne and Anna are brought out of their graves into the modern world by Jane, who is trapped in an underground vault with an unpredictable Henry. As they travel …
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Making 'fritters with English:' Functions of Early Modern Welsh Dialect on the English Stage
… ‘foreigners’ throughout early modern London; Henry VIII actively suppressed the use of the Welsh language, even though many in the Tudor line selectively boasted of Welsh ancestry. Still, in the late-sixteenth century, there was a surge in London’s Welsh population which coincided with the …
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Court politics and government in England 1509-1515
… this being the first six years of the reign of Henry VIII. Within this timespan it is possible to witness the rise of Thomas Wolsey and also to examine the political situation before his ascendancy. Reaction to the new king will be examined on a number of fronts. His succession and the …
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"In writing it may be spoke": The Politics of Women's Letter-Writing, 1377-1603
… Mary Tudor Brandon's letters to her brother Henry VIII; they reveal affinities with literary letters from works by Chaucer, Ovid, and Malory. Given her careful attention to audience and the extent to which her letters reflect fictional concerns, Mary's letters are an excellent case study of …
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Some Sources of Puritan Sabbatarianism
… This work was prepared on the direct order of Henry VIII to clarify the principles set forth in the <em>Ten Articles</em>. Its importance, for the purpose of this study, is that in its exposition of the Ten Commandments is the first comprehensive statement of sabbath observance made under the …
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