Four Years at the Court of Henry VIII

Selection of Despatches Written by the Venetian Ambassador, Sebastian Giustinian, and Addressed to the Signory of Venice, January 12th, 1515, to July 26th, 1519

By:

Sebastiano Giustiniani

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Paperback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - European History

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Sebastian Giustinian (1460-1543) served as the Venetian ambassador to the court of Henry VIII between 1515 and 1519, during which time he sent back frequent and detailed dispatches to the Signory of Venice. In 1515, when Giustinian arrived at the English court, Henry was only twenty-four and described as 'expert in arms, and of great valour, and most excellent in his personal endowments'. In this first of two volumes, Guistinian's letters paint a vivid portrait of a diplomat's life at court, covering treaty negotiations, meetings with Cardinal Wolsey, and the personal qualities of the monarch and his queen. Translator and editor Rawdon Lubbock Brown (1806-83) had an unrivalled knowledge of the Venetian archives: he was the first historian to appreciate the importance of the dispatches sent from London by the Venetian ambassadors. His edition of Giustinian's correspondence provided an entirely new insight into Henry's reign when it was first published in 1854.

Release date NZ

December 1st, 2012

Author

Sebastiano Giustiniani

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributors

Edited and translated by Rawdon Lubbock Brown
Translated by Rawdon Lubbock Brown

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

black & white illustrations

Imprint

Cambridge University Press

Pages

362

Publisher

Cambridge Library Collection

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - European History

Dimensions

140x216x20

ISBN-13

9781108060011

Product ID

20986325

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