Spanish Chronicle Explained

The Chronicle of King Henry VIII of England, commonly known as the Spanish Chronicle, is a chronicle written during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI by an unknown author, based on eyewitness accounts such as that of Francisco Felipe.^[1]

The chronicle was translated from Spanish and published with notes in 1889, by the respected historian Martin Hume.^[2] Hume appears to have regarded the work as an authentic contemporary document from the 16th century that related an eyewitness account of various events in the Tudor period. Alison Weir, in The Six Wives of Henry VIII, notes that the Spanish Chronicle is "notoriously inaccurate".

References

• Book: Hume, Martin A. Sharp . Martin Sharp (journalist) . 1889 . Chronicle of King Henry VIII. of England. Being a Contemporary Record of Some of the Principal Events of the Reigns of Henry VIII. and Edward VI. Written in Spanish by an Unknown Hand . Translated, with notes and introduction, by Martin A. Sharp Hume . London . George Bell and Sons .
• Hume, Martin Andrew Sharp . X . 310. at Internet Archive
• Book: Weir, Alison . Alison Weir . 2008 . The Six Wives of Henry VIII . London . . 9780099523628 .

External links

• Chronicle of King Henry VIII (The Spanish Chronicle)
• The 'Spanish' Chronicle

Notes and References

1. Book: Martin Andrew Sharp Hume . Chronicle of King Henry VIII. of England: Being a Contemporary Record of Some of the Principal ... . 1889 . G. Bell and sons . xxi . English.
2. Hume, Martin Andrew Sharp . X . 310 .