Excerpt from Historical Portraits of the Tudor Dynasty and the Reformation Period, Vol. 1 The era that I have chosen to investigate teems with interest to English readers of all parties, and especially to those who study the characteristics of personages who in great measure have fashioned the destiny of the country. I hope - according to my honest and heartfelt belief that I have done justice to the characters mentioned in the subsequent pages. They must, however, be judged according to the State records of their actions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.