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Why did it take Henry VIII six years of conflict (1527–1533) to end his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn? Henry VIII and His Rabbis tells the vivid story of this tumultuous period in Tudor history, including the first full examination of the king’s bizarre reliance upon rabbinic interpretations of Jewish law for his final campaign to convince the pope to grant a Catholic annulment. With critical analysis of original documents, contemporary accounts, and historical commentaries, Jerry Rabow makes this engaging history fully accessible for modern readers. The book also furnishes updated online website resources to access copies of relevant historical books and documents. Tudor and Jewish history fans alike will delight in this fascinating intersection of Europe’s Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant worlds of five hundred years ago―a historic moment whose consequences still echo today.
HENRY VIII AND HIS RABBIS
is published by Amberley Publishing (Gloucestershire).
The beautiful hardcover version was released in the UK on March 15, 2025 and is available
in the UK direct from the publisher and UK bookstores. The book will be released
in the US and Canada on July 29, 2025, and North American readers can pre-order the
book from Amazon-US (search: Jerry Rabow) for delivery on that date. US readers who
do not want to wait for the July release date can have the book delivered now by
purchasing it online from Amazon-UK (search: Jerry Rabow),or some UK bookstores such
as Blackwell’s Bookshop, Oxford (an easy website to work with because prices are
expressed in US dollars, and include shipping to USA).
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How the King Relied on Jewish Law to End
His First Marriage — and Why He Failed
in this book:
More early information about
HENRY VIII AND HIS RABBIS:
EARLY COMMENTS AND REVIEWS:
For excerpts from some of the early comments and reviews, click here.
STORY BEHIND THE BIRTH OF THIS BOOK:
To read how I came to research and write about this topic, click here.