William E. Wilkie

1338. The Cardinal Protectors of England: Rome and the Tudors Before the Reformation, by William E. Wilkie (7 June 1975) The author was in my class at college and I always liked him so I read his book. This book is a tour de force of historical research. Much isn't too interesting, but the footnotes shout how Father Wilkie grubbed through ancient correspondence. The book covers the period 1485 to 1539. Bill says the best of the more recent accounts of Henry VIII's divorce are The King's Great Matter by G. de C. Parmiter (London 1967) and J. J. Scarisbuck's Henry VIII (London 1968). I had forgotten he said this, yet nevertheless I had the good sense to read the latter book on 15 Feb 2003 and found it a very solid book full of good information.… (mehr)