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Fred Finney.
What They Don’t Tell You About Henry VIII, His Friends and Relations.
Published London: Hodder Children’s Books, 7th impression (previously issued 1995).
Series: What They Don’t Tell You.
ISBN 0340636211.
ISBN-13: 9780340636213.
Binding: paperback, perfect bound.
Printer: Bookmarque, Croydon.
Size: 129×196×9mm.
Page count: 127pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition good: this copy has some scuffs on its covers, a little wear on the edges and corners; pages a bit foxed and yellowed with age; otherwise doesn’t look heavily used, the spine is not creased from reading and the text appears to be free of marking.

This item £5.00
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Weight without packaging: 104g.

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“Dedicated to Henry VIII, who kept his head when all about him were losing theirs.”

Did you know that Henry VIII played tennis while one of his wives was being beheaded? Find out the whole story about life under Henry!

Contents: Hooray Henry!; Courtly capers; Well played, chaps!; Henry goes to work; Go home, Rome; Wife strife; Yes, ministers; A chop on the old block; Rebels & sheep; Media mega-stars; Goodbye Hal; After Henry; Bloody Mary; A new start.
Appendices: State the date; Grand quiz.

Illustrations: black & white cartoons throughout
Maps & plans: 1

Notes: occasional, at foot of page
Tables: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: yes
Glossary: no
Bibliography: no
Index: yes

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