Katherine Parr's Giftbooks, Henry VIII's Marginalia, and the Display of Royal Power and Piety
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DOI: 10.1017/rqx.2022.445
Abstract: This essay examines deluxe copies of Katherine Parr's “Psalms or Prayers” (1544) distributed as gifts as part of Henry VIII's wartime campaign. The book promoted supplication for the king, and Parr used hand illumination to… read more here.
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Merchants, Monarchs, and Sixteenth-Century Atlantic Exploration: New Insight into Henry VIII’s Planned Voyage of 1521
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DOI: 10.1080/00822884.2020.1782072
Abstract: In 1521 Henry VIII of England and Cardinal Wolsey requested the Worshipful Company of Drapers and other London guilds to assist in a westward voyage. After the Drapers’ repeated refusal to contribute the requested assistance… read more here.
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