"Magnifience" by John Skelton is a satirical poem that skewers the hypocrisy and moral decay of the English court during the reign of King Henry VIII. Through t

The essays in this collection, contributed by an internationally distinguished group of scholars, bring up to date many aspects of the criticism of the English

A detailed study of the interaction between drama and politics in the reign of Henry VIII. The subject is addressed both in general terms and through a series o