Analysis and Synopsis

The Chamber Books of Henry VII and Henry VIII, 1485-1521: An Analysis of the Books and a Synopsis of Henry VII and his Life at Court.[1]

Margaret Condon, Samantha Harper and James Ross

This analysis of the Chamber Books and synopsis of Henry VII’s life at court can be read on this page or downloaded as a pdf file.

Contents:

Introduction

The Chamber Books of Henry VII and Henry VIII – An Analysis

• The Books of Receipts: Money in
• The Books of Payments I: Money Out and the Development of the Books
• The Books of Payments II: Bonds, Debts and Memoranda
• Custody and Use to the Mid-Twentieth Century
• The Queen’s Book

Henry VII and his Life at Court – A Synopsis

• Habitual Piety and the Court Year
• Burials and Memorials
• Annual Celebrations
• Informal Entertainments and Personal Leisure Time
• Extra-Familial Relationships
• The Chamber Staff

Colophon

Notes

The Trussell Wardship

The Maundy Coins of Henry VII and Henry VIII