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The Yeomen of the Guard and the Early Tudors

The Formation of a Royal Bodyguard

By (author) Anita Hewerdine
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Published: 27th May 2012
Dimensions: w 142mm h 220mm d 17mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN-10: 184885983X
ISBN-13: 9781848859838
Barcode No: 9781848859838
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Synopsis
The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard is the world's oldest surviving royal bodyguard, having been founded by Henry VII in 1485. Today it is purely a ceremonial body, but in the past it was a true bodyguard and the nucleus of a fighting force at a time when England had no standing army. Nevertheless, even in its early years, its ceremonial role was also of great importance, supplying a richly arrayed retinue to enhance the King's status. Anita Hewerdine here provides the first comprehensive study of the early years of the Yeomen of the Guard during the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII, examining the variety of roles performed by the Guard, both within and outside the Court, as well as detailing the apparel worn by the yeomen and the weaponry with which they were equipped. Hewerdine's book is the result of intensive research, using numerous unpublished documents, as well as a variety of printed sources not readily accessible to the general public. It will be essential reading for researchers of Early Modern Military History and sheds light on a previously overlooked aspect of the Tudor Court.

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'Anita Hewerdine covers the subject with admirable thoroughness - there has never been a comparable resource on the Yeomen of the Guard in print. Her study is carefully researched, clearly organized and exhaustively annotated.' Sydney Anglo, FBA, Emeritus Professor of History, Swansea University 'In this book, Anita Hewerdine sets the Yeomen of the Guard under Henry VII and Henry VIII in the historical context of the forces guarding earlier kings of England and other European monarchs and in the wider political and ceremonial context of the Tudor court. The recruitment, rewards, numbers and equipment; the ceremonial, military and political duties; and the private lives of the guard are all examined in detail on the basis of archival and printed sources. It is carefully researched, clearly written and effectively referenced.' Steven Gunn, Fellow and Tutor in History, Merton College, Oxford