Henry VIII King of England 1491-1547

Overview

Works:	2,711 works in 5,640 publications in 34 languages and 250,542 library holdings
Roles:	Composer, Correspondent, Former owner, Dedicatee, Performer
Classifications:	da332, 942.0520924

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Publications about Henry

Publications by Henry

Publications by Henry, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Henry

King Henry VIII by William Shakespeare ( Book )
The other Boleyn girl : a novel by Philippa Gregory ( Book )
The wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser ( Book )
Henry VIII by J. J Scarisbrick ( Book )
Henry VIII : the king and his court by Alison Weir ( Book )

The life of Thomas More by Peter Ackroyd ( Book )
Six wives : the queens of Henry VIII by David Starkey ( Book )
The constant princess by Philippa Gregory ( Book )
A man for all seasons ( Visual )
Henry VIII: the mask of royalty by Lacey Baldwin Smith ( Book )
The six wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir ( Book )
Henry VIII and his court by Neville Williams ( Book )
Henry the Eighth by Francis Hackett ( Book )
Great Harry by Carolly Erickson ( Book )
Naked to mine enemies; the life of Cardinal Wolsey by Charles W Ferguson ( Book )
The autobiography of Henry VIII : with notes by his fool, Will Somers : a novel by Margaret George ( Book )
Henry VIII by A. F Pollard ( Book )
Statesman and saint : Cardinal Wolsey, Sir Thomas More, and the politics of Henry VIII by Jasper Godwin Ridley ( Book )
The Tudors. The complete first season ( Visual )
The Cardinal and the Secretary : Thomas Wolsey and Thomas Cromwell by Neville Williams ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Henry

The personal history of Henry the eighth by Francis Hackett ( Book )
10 editions published between 1929 and 1956 in English and held by 470 libraries worldwide

Assertio septem sacramentorum; or, Defence of the seven sacraments by Henry ( Book )
94 editions published between 1521 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 357 libraries worldwide

The letters of King Henry VIII: a selection, with a few other documents by Henry ( Book )
19 editions published between 1936 and 1968 in English and held by 277 libraries worldwide

The letters. A selection, with a few other documents by Henry ( Book )
4 editions published in 1968 in English and held by 262 libraries worldwide

All goodly sports the complete music of Henry VIII by Henry ( Recording )
23 editions published between 1912 and 1999 in 4 languages and held by 203 libraries worldwide

The complaynt of Scotlande wyth ane exortatione to the thre estaits to be vigilante in the deffens of their public veil. 1549 ( Book )
6 editions published between 1872 and 1973 in English and Germanic and held by 200 libraries worldwide

The epistle unto Kynge Henry the Eight by Philipp Melanchthon ( Book )
3 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 163 libraries worldwide

Answere unto a certaine letter of Martyn Lther by Henry ( Book )
4 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 162 libraries worldwide

The love letters of Henry VIII by Henry ( Book )
8 editions published between 1916 and 1949 in English and held by 155 libraries worldwide

Complete works by Henry ( Recording )
4 editions published between 1971 and 1973 in English and Undetermined and held by 124 libraries worldwide

The King's book; or, A necessary doctrine and erudition for any Christian man, 1543 ( Book )
3 editions published in 1932 in English and held by 119 libraries worldwide

Royal directions both to Whigs and Tories in a famous speech of King Henry the VIII in the Parliament House, Decemb. 24. in the 37th year of his reign, Anno Dom. 1545 : tending to charity and concord, and therefore necessary for these times by England and Wales ( Book )
7 editions published between 1642 and 1965 in English and held by 115 libraries worldwide

Assertio septem sacramentorum adversus Martinum Lutherum by Henry VIII ( Book )
3 editions published in 1992 in Latin and held by 115 libraries worldwide

A speech made by King Henry the 8th to the House of Commons the 23. of December, 1546, and in the 38. yeare of his raigne by England and Wales ( Book )
4 editions published in 1642 in English and held by 112 libraries worldwide

A declaration conteynyng the iust causes and consyderations of this present warre with the Scottis wherin alsoo appereth the trewe & right title, that the Kinges Most Royall Maiesty hath to the souerayntie of Scotlande by England and Wales ( Book )
2 editions published between 1651 and 1966 in English and held by 108 libraries worldwide

A declaration conteyning the iust causes and consyderations of this present warre with the Scottis wherin alsoo appereth the trewe & right title the Kinges Most Royall Maiesty hath to the souerayntie of Scotlande by England and Wales ( Book )
2 editions published between 1542 and 1985 in English and held by 94 libraries worldwide

A Necessary doctrine and erudition for any Christen man ( Book )
3 editions published between 1543 and 1983 in English and held by 85 libraries worldwide

Henry by the grace of God kyng of Engl[ãd] and of France, and lord of Ireland, to all and syngular archebisshops & bysshops, abbattis ... to whome these p̃sent letters shall com sendeth grettyng know ye that of late by the wyng of our humble [su]bgiette Thomas Andrew of the parisshe of Southmymes in the counte of Midd by England and Wales ( Book )
4 editions published in 1520 in English and held by 79 libraries worldwide

Literarum, quibus inuictissimus princeps, Henricus octauus, rex Angliæ et Franciæ, d[omi]n[us] Hyberni[a]e, ac fidei defensor respondit, ad quandam epistolam Martini Lutheri, ad se missa[m] : et ipsius Lutheran[a]e quoq[ue] epistol[a]e exemplum by Henry ( Book )
14 editions published between 1526 and 1528 in English and Latin and held by 42 libraries worldwide

A necessary doctrine and erudition for any Christen man set furthe by the kynges maiestye of Englande &c ( Book )
20 editions published between 1543 and 1545 in English and held by 41 libraries worldwide

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Alternative Names

controlled identity England and Wales. Sovereign (1509-1547 : Henry VIII)

Enrique VIII, King of England, 1491-1547

Heinrich England, König, VIII. 1491-1547

Heinrich VIII, King of England, 1491-1547

Heinrich VIII, König von England

Heinrich VIII, roi d'Angleterre

Henri 8, roi d'Angleterre

Henri Angleterre, Roi, VIII. 1491-1547

Henri VIII. 1491-1547

Henri VIII, King of England, 1491-1547

Henri VIII, roi d'Angleterre

Henri VIII (roi d'Angleterre ; 1491-1547).

Henricus Anglia, Rex, VIII. 1491-1547

Henricus VIII, roi d'Angleterre et d'Irlande

Henricus VIII roi d'Angleterre et d'Irlande 1491-1547

Henrie Angleterre, Roi, VIII. 1491-1547

Henry 08, roi d'Angleterre et d'Irlande

Henry 8, roi d'Angleterre et d'Irlande

Henry Angleterre, Roy, VIII. 1491-1547

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547

Henry VIII (king of England ; 1491-1547). [m]

Henry VIII., roi d'Angleterre, 1491-1547

Henry VIII, roi d'Angleterre et d'Irlande

Henryk VIII, King of England, 1491-1547

Henryk VIII Tudor.

King Henry VIII

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Italian (38)
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