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Author: Chris Skidmore
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Imprint: St. Martin's Griffin
Dimensions:
Width: 15.00cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.590kg
ISBN: 9780312538934
ISBN 10: 0312538936
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 14 April 2009
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
<p>Praise for Edward VI <p> The brief reign of Henry VIII's only son was one of the most pivotal moments in British history. In Edward VI , Chris Skidmore gives readers a revealing glimpse into the young king's tumultuous reign. Crowned when he was only nine, Edward would live for six more years. Ruler of a nation embroiled in a war with Scotland, threatened by religious divisions and thrust into the center of the power struggles at the Tudor court, Edward was guided by tutors and rival uncles who valued their own agendas above anything else. -- History magazine<p> This is an engaging and evocative portrait of Edward VI . . . filled with vivid detail. --Alison Weir, author of Henry VIII: The King and His Court A revealing glimpse into the tumultuous six-year reign of Edward VI . . . Skidmore's fast-paced biography . . . brings this king and his brief reign to vivid life. -- Publishers Weekly <p> An impressive debut . . . A highly entertaining read . . . Sure-footed and evenhanded. -- Kirkus Reviews <p><p> Youth triumphant: one of our brightest young historian's impressive debut biography of England's boy-king, Edward VI. --David Starkey, author of Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII <p><p> The high drama of the Tudor century's pivotal reign is brilliantly captured by this bright young historian. --Robert Lacey, author of Majesty and The Year 1000
The brief reign of Henry VIII's only son was one of the most pivotal moments in British history. In Edward VI, Chris Skidmore gives readers a revealing glimpse into the young king's tumultuous reign. Crowned when he was only nine, Edward would live for six more years. Ruler of a nation embroiled in a war with Scotland, threatened by religious divisions and thrust into the center of the power struggles at the Tudor court, Edward was guided by tutors and rival uncles who valued their own agendas above anything else. History magazine This is an engaging and evocative portrait of Edward VI . . . filled with vivid detail. --Alison Weir, author of Henry VIII: The King and His Court A revealing glimpse into the tumultuous six-year reign of Edward VI . . . Skidmore's fast-paced biography . . . brings this king and his brief reign to vivid life. Publishers Weekly An impressive debut . . . A highly entertaining read . . . Sure-footed and evenhanded. Kirkus Reviews Youth triumphant: one of our brightest young historian's impressive debut biography of England's boy-king, Edward VI. David Starkey, author of Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII The high drama of the Tudor century's pivotal reign is brilliantly captured by this bright young historian. Robert Lacey, author of Majesty and The Year 1000
<p>Praise for Edward VI <p> The brief reign of Henry VIII's only son was one of the most pivotal moments in British history. In Edward VI, Chris Skidmore gives readers a revealing glimpse into the young king's tumultuous reign. Crowned when he was only nine, Edward would live for six more years. Ruler of a nation embroiled in a war with Scotland, threatened by religious divisions and thrust into the center of the power struggles at the Tudor court, Edward was guided by tutors and rival uncles who valued their own agendas above anything else. -- History magazine<p> This is an engaging and evocative portrait of Edward VI . . . filled with vivid detail. --Alison Weir, author of Henry VIII: The King and His Court A revealing glimpse into the tumultuous six-year reign of Edward VI . . . Skidmore's fast-paced biography . . . brings this king and his brief reign to vivid life. -- Publishers Weekly <p> An impressive debut . . . A highly entertaining read . . . Sure-footed and evenhanded
<p>Praise for Edward VI <p>“The brief reign of Henry VIII’s only son was one of the most pivotal moments in British history. In Edward VI, Chris Skidmore gives readers a revealing glimpse into the young king’s tumultuous reign. Crowned when he was only nine, Edward would live for six more years. Ruler of a nation embroiled in a war with Scotland, threatened by religious divisions and thrust into the center of the power struggles at the Tudor court, Edward was guided by tutors and rival uncles who valued their own agendas above anything else.”— History magazine<p>“This is an engaging and evocative portrait of Edward VI . . . filled with vivid detail.”—Alison Weir, author of Henry VIII: The King and His Court “A revealing glimpse into the tumultuous six-year reign of Edward VI . . . Skidmore’s fast-paced biography . . . brings this king and his brief reign to vivid life.” — Publishers Weekly <p>“An impress
Author Information
Chris Skidmore was born in Bristol, England, in 1981. He is a prize-winning honors graduate of Oxford University and is adviser to the British Shadow Secretary for Education.
