The Oxford Shakespeare: King Henry VIII

The relationship of England and Scotland became defined by events on 9 September 1513 in a battle of great size, bloodshed and finality - the Battle of Flodden.

A brilliant new history of the life of Henry VIII to celebrate the 500th Anniversary of his accession, by a master of narrative history.

This study explores the immense popularity of Shakespeare's Henry IV Part 1 and 2, relating both plays to the society that produced them, and as contributions to more permanent political issues.