Contra Henricum Regem Angliae 1522
20.5 x 30 x 1 cm (open) (book measurement (conservation)) | RCIN 1053318
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Luther was swift to publish this scathing response ('Against Henry, King of England') to Henry's 1521 publication, the 'Assertio Septem Sacramentorum', considering that Henry had failed to counter his strongest arguments, and that the 'Assertio' could have been produced 'by the dearest enemy of the King to disgrace the King eternally'. He was openly critical of Henry's motivations, accusing him of having little real interest or knowledge in theology and suggested that recognition from the Pope was the desire of this 'most unprincipled of stage actors'.
Provenance
Acquired for the Royal Library before 1860, likely during the reign of Queen Victoria. Bears the bookplate of Queen Victoria, used 1863-1901.
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Measurements
20.5 x 30 x 1 cm (open) (book measurement (conservation))
20.5 x 1.0 x 30 cm (open) (book measurement (inventory))
Alternative title(s)
Contra Henricum Regem Angliae / Martin Luther
Place of Production
Wittenberg [Germany]