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‘Let’s talk of graves, of worms, and epitaphs…
Let’s choose executors and talk of wills…
For God’s sake, let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings…’
William Shakespeare, Richard II, Act III, Scene II
Contents
Cover
Welcome Page
Dedication
Epigraph
Foreword
A Note on Spelling, Money and Dates
Chapter 1: The Death of a King
Chapter 2: The Last Decade
Chapter 3: The Last Year
Chapter 4: The Final Months
Chapter 5: The Making of the Will
Chapter 6: The Faith of the King
Chapter 7: The Succession
Chapter 8: The Transfer of Power
Chapter 9: The ‘Unwritten Will’
Chapter 10: The Legacy of the Will
Epilogue
APPENDIX
I
: Henry VIII’s Last Will and Testament: A Transcription
APPENDIX
II
: Council Personnel
APPENDIX
III
: Highlights from Henry VIII’s Inventory
Notes on the Text
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Picture Credits
Index
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