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Title: Henry VIII and His Court
6th edition
Author: Herbert Tree
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Henry VIII and His Court
[Illustration: HENRY VIII
From the Portrait by Holbein, at Warwick Castle]
HENRY VIII
AND HIS COURT
BY
HERBERT BEERBOHM TREE
WITH FOUR FULL-PAGE PLATES
SIXTH EDITION
CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD.
London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne
1911
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
INTRODUCTORY
In these notes, written as a holiday task, it is not intended to give an
exhaustive record of the events of Henry's reign; but rather to offer an
impression of the more prominent personages in Shakespeare's play; and
perhaps to aid the playgoer in a fuller appreciation of the conditions
which governed their actions.
_Marienbad, 1910_
CONTENTS
PAGE
KING HENRY VIII. 1
WOLSEY 21
KATHARINE 47
ANNE BOLEYN 55
DIVORCE 63
THE REFORMATION 77
MANNERS AND CUSTOMS 83
A NOTE ON THE PRODUCTION OF HENRY VIII. AT HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE 87
AN APOLOGY AND A FOOTNOTE 103
CHRONOLOGY OF PUBLIC EVENTS DURING THE LIFETIME OF HENRY VIII. 111
SHAKESPEAREAN PLAYS PRODUCED UNDER HERBERT BEERBOHM TREE'S
MANAGEMENT AT THE HAYMARKET THEATRE
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