The Inventory of King Henry VIII: Transcript of the Inventory

Starkey, D. (Editor)/ Starey, David (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1872501893 / ISBN 13: 9781872501895

Published by Harvey Miller Pub, 1998

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512 pages. 11.00x6.50x1.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Inventory of King Henry VIII: Transcript of the Inventory
• Publisher: Harvey Miller Pub
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1872501893
• ISBN 13: 9781872501895
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 2.71 kilograms

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Synopsis

The Inventory is not only a catalogue of magnificence but also a key text for evaluating the successes and failures of the Tudor monarchy. Henry VIII had extravagant ideas of image and authority and loved his possessions, amongst which where over 2,000 pieces of tapestry, 2,028 items of gold and silver plate and 41 growns. Although he left the country with heavy debts and an empty exchequer, he was far from bankrupting the monarchy as some scholars have suggested. Indeed the Inventory allows us to calculate that at the time of his death the contents of his palaces and wardrobes were worth about oe300,000 and the military and naval stores a further oe300,000. Most of what the King owned has unfortunately since disappeared. Yet the Inventory tells us what once existed, enables us to identify surviving objects and also helps once belonged to hem. The transcription of the inventory is accompanied by a historical introduction, a glossary of technical terms, and an exhaustive Index which is a major tool of scholarship in its own right.