“The new edition, which is neat, serviceable and well printed, will enable the ordinary reader to make acquaintance with a most valuable contribution to the historical study of a vexed time and a disputed character.”
+ Acad. 09: 1111. O. 21, ’05. 70w.
“There can be no doubt that the present compact volume will prove far more useful for purposes of historical study than its bulkier and far more expensive predecessor. As far as the present reviewer is able to discover the volume is entirely free from misprints and minor errors.” Roger Bigelow Merriman.
+ + Am. Hist. R. 11: 650. Ap. ’06. 680w. + Ath. 1905, 2: 506. O. 14. 60w.
“A model biography of its kind. It is well proportioned throughout, and its literary style is excellent.” Edward Fuller.
+ + Bookm. 23: 288. My. ’06. 370w.
“Perhaps the strangest part of Professor Pollard’s work is his account of the origin and progress of the movement that separated England from Rome. It seems that the author’s view of Henry’s character as man and monarch is entirely too favorable.” Laurence M. Larson.
+ – Dial. 40: 291. My. 1, ’06. 1590w.
“For the use of the student the present form is decidedly preferable, and it does better justice to the author himself, as we know now exactly the evidences on which each particular statement rests. The book certainly is the result of great industry and very high ability.” James Gairdner.