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This is a major new student edition of the text describde as the firstmodernclassic of English history .Bacon`s penetration into human motives,his life -long experience of politics and government ,and his remardable literary skills ,render his History of the Reign of King Henry a major work of English literature and an important document in the history of political thought.The introduction places Bacon`s History in the context of Renaissance hisoriography ,revealing its debt to Tacitus,and shows Bacon`s originality in re-ordering traditional material to make a coherent psychological analysis of the King`s actions.In addition to the usual series features and supporting contextual material (including relevant Essays by Bacon),generous editorial footnotes explain the historical and political issues of the reign of Henry ,and a substantial glossary clarifies clarifies Bacon`s rich but sometimes unfamiliar vocabulary. BRIAN VICKERS,is Professor of English Literature and Director of the Centre for Renaissance St