1536 : The Year That Changed Henry VIII

1536 : The Year That Changed Henry VIII
ISBN: 9780745953328
Publication Date: 19 June 2009

One of the best-known figures of British history, collective memory of Henry VIII presents us with the image of a corpulent, covetous, and cunning king whose appetite for worldly goods met few parallels, whose wives met infamously premature ends, and whose religion was ever political in intent. 1536 - focusing on a pivotal year in the life of the King - reveals a fuller portrait of this complex monarch, detailing the finer shades of humanity that have so long been overlooked.

We discover that in 1536 Henry met many failures - physical, personal, and political - and emerged from them a revolutionary new king who proceeded to transform a nation and reform a religion. A compelling story, the effects of which are still with us today, 1536 shows what a profound difference can be made merely by changing the heart of a king.

About the Author

Dr Suzannah Lipscomb is an historian, author, broadcaster and award-winning academic. She is Senior Lecturer and Convenor for History at New College of the Humanities. Suzannah is the author of a number of books including 1536: The Year that Changed Henry VIII. Suzannah's TV work includes: presenting Bloody Tales of the Tower (NatGeo), The Book Show, Secret Lives (History, Canada) and Inside the World of Henry VIII (History, UK), plus appearances on The One Show , The Great British Weather Show , GMTV, Museum Secrets (History, Canada), Martyrs for the Book (PBS), BBC News, ITV London and Globo-TV. As a royal historian, she commentated live from a studio at Buckingham Palace on the Royal Wedding for CTV.

She regularly appears on Time Team (Season 20, Channel 4) and Sky News Sunrise reviewing the papers. A second series of Bloody Tales for NatGeo and a history programme for BBC4 have been commissioned f...