Project Gutenberg 2005-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 104 Froude, James Anthony 1818 1894 Froude, J. A. (James Anthony) Williams, W. Llewelyn (William Llewelyn) 1867 1922 Williams, William Llewelyn The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) Reading ease score: 57.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Charles Aldarondo, Deirdre Menchaca, Keith Edkins, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3)" by James Anthony Froude is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work offers an in-depth exploration of the reign of King Henry VIII of England, focusing on the sociopolitical landscape, the Reformation, and the transition from Catholic to Protestant rule. Froude's narrative style combines detailed historical research with his own interpretations and biases, particularly as seen through the lens of his support for the English Reformation. At the start of this volume, Froude sets the stage by discussing the social conditions in England during the sixteenth century, highlighting the deeply entrenched feudal system and the rigidity of social structures. He examines the slow population growth, the economic context of the time, and the statutory regulations that governed trade and wages. The opening also reflects Froude's perspective on the essential obligations of landowners to provide for the commonwealth and maintain social order, presenting a vivid portrayal of an era on the brink of significant transformation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- History -- Henry VIII, 1509-1547 Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 DA Text United Kingdom Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 1451460 1449945 2024-10-07T06:05:27.889686 2023-09-07T07:39:31.414717 text/html text/html 1437109 2020-12-14T09:03:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 752985 2020-12-14T09:03:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 863419 2024-10-07T06:05:48.527585 application/epub+zip 884187 2024-10-07T06:05:33.423627 application/epub+zip 627523 2024-10-07T06:05:30.769642 application/epub+zip 3291244 2024-10-07T06:05:59.640528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3222492 2024-10-07T06:05:46.349627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1001111 2022-09-07T22:21:28.066129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1262536 1262423 2024-10-07T06:05:25.148745 2023-09-07T07:39:29.165700 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1261834 2020-12-14T09:03:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 477875 2020-12-14T09:03:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1261979 2020-12-14T09:03:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 477602 2020-12-14T09:03:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22527 2024-10-07T06:05:59.808492 application/rdf+xml 17008 2024-10-07T06:05:31.529651 image/jpeg 4034 2024-10-07T06:05:31.183653 image/jpeg 832604 2024-10-07T06:05:28.022641 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia