John Guy
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The Tudor historian John Guy returns to his medieval roots to examine the true nature of the relationship between Henry II and his ‘turbulent priest’ Thomas Becket. Published March 22 2012
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In the first of an occasional series exploring the ways in which topical historical subjects are being tackled in a variety of media, John Guy examines the directions historians are taking in one of the most popular and controversial periods in British history.
Published April 20 2009
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John Guy, author of a new biography of Mary, Queen of Scots, explains how working in the archives made him fascinated with sixteenth-century history.
Published January 1 2004
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Can a truthful biography of Thomas More be written? Aware that yawning gaps in the evidence have been filled by legend, and that most of us prefer comforting illusion to complex reality, John Guy is sceptical. Published March 1 2000
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John Guy doubts whether policy was ever imposed on the most wilful of kings. Published December 1 1995
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John Guy uncovers Tudor England's legal profession. Published November 1 1985
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by Carolly Erickson
Published March 1 1985
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