Henry VIII's Last Victim: The Life and Times of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
- ISBN-10
- 0312372817
- ISBN-13
- 9780312372811
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 391
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-12-10
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Jessie Childs
Description
Profiles the English poet and cousin to two of the king's wives who, though celebrated as an author, politician, and warrier, fell victim to the times in which he lived by being the last person executed by Henry VIII.
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