Table of Contents

Prologue: The Children of Ferdinand & Isabella, 1 A New Europe, A New World, 2 The Realms of England & of Spain: The Marriage of Arthur, Prince of Wales & Catherine of Aragon, 3 Princess of England & a Widowed Virgin? 4 The Court of King Hal: The Years of Joy & of Hope - & of Rivalry with Francis I & Charles V, 5 The Butcher's Son: Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York, Cardinal of Rome & Lord Chancellor of England, 6 'Between the Hammer & the Anvil': The Reformation & the Break-up of Christian Europe, 7 Infertility & the Biblical Curses, 8 The King's Mistresses, 9 The Breach with Rome: Thomas Cromwell & the 'First Anglican Settlement', 10 Divorce & Abandonment, 11 The New Queen & the New Princess, 12 Death & Legacy, Notes, Bibliography, List of Illustrations, Index

About the Author

Patrick Williams is Emeritus Professor of Spanish History at the University of Portsmouth and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He has written extensively on Spanish history, notably in his studies of Philip II and the Duke of Lerma, first minister and favourite of Philip III. He is completing two volumes on Spanish government in the Early Modern period. He lives in Southsea.