Project Gutenberg 2011-08-07 Public domain in the USA. 49 Jordan, Furneaux 1830 1911 Jordan, John Furneaux Body, Parentage and Character in History: Notes on the Tudor Period The various views of Henry VIII's character -- The relation of body and parentage to character -- Henry's family proclivities -- The wives' question -- The less characteristic features of Henry's character -- The more characteristic features of Henry's character -- Henry and his compeers -- Henry and his people and parliament -- Henry and the Reformation -- Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Body, Parentage and Character in History: Notes on the Tudor Period" by Furneaux Jordan is a historical analysis written in the late 19th century. The book examines the relationship between physical characteristics, parentage, and individual character during the Tudor period, focusing prominently on notable figures like Henry VIII. Through the exploration of these themes, the author aims to provide insights into how these attributes influenced historical narratives and events. At the start of the book, the author introduces his premise that character can be related to bodily configurations and inheritance, establishing a foundation for the exploration of Tudor personalities. The opening also posits an interesting examination of Henry VIII’s character, contrasting views from his contemporaries and modern perspectives. The text suggests that rather than simply being defined by his infamous marriages, Henry's character and actions were a product of both his lineage and the complex social circumstances of his time. The narrative sets the stage for a detailed investigation into how such traits manifested during significant historical upheavals, particularly regarding the Reformation in England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 Character Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 Heredity Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587 Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 BJ DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 185476 185485 2024-09-15T14:09:34.085378 2023-09-16T07:33:22.511014 text/html text/html 183250 2021-01-08T00:38:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 66160 2021-01-08T00:38:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 131634 2024-09-15T14:09:38.641331 application/epub+zip 133815 2024-09-15T14:09:35.545353 application/epub+zip 133817 2024-09-15T14:09:34.662349 application/epub+zip 348832 2024-09-15T14:09:41.050347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328544 2024-09-15T14:09:38.016358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268562 2022-09-17T04:33:02.947861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167277 167112 2024-09-15T14:09:33.748375 2023-09-16T07:33:22.194029 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 167097 2021-01-08T00:38:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 63025 2021-01-08T00:38:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 167094 2021-01-08T00:38:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63000 2021-01-08T00:38:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22370 2024-09-15T14:09:41.190317 application/rdf+xml 23979 2024-09-15T14:09:35.007359 image/jpeg 4431 2024-09-15T14:09:34.832382 image/jpeg 131938 2024-09-15T14:09:34.102372 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