John Guy

Brak Genrikha VIII i Anny Bolejn - odin iz samykh vpechatljajuschikh sjuzhetov v istorii. Za dlitelnymi ukhazhivanijami korolja posledovala pospeshnaja zhenitba na uzhe beremennoj Anne i ee koronatsija, a menee chem cherez tri goda strast muzha smenilas nenavistju takoj sily, chto on pozhelal izbavitsja ot svoej suprugi.Vydajuschiesja britanskie spetsialisty po epokhe Tjudorov Dzhon Gaj i Dzhulija Foks issledujut poslednie arkhivnye nakhodki i razvenchivajut istoricheskie mify, predstavljaja Annu i Genrikha absoljutno v novom svete. Oni pokazyvajut, kak tesno svjazany otnoshenija Anny i Genrikha s vazhnejshimi sobytijami mezhdunarodnoj politiki v perelomnye momenty evropejskoj istorii i chto uzhe v XVI veke zhenschina byla sposobna vlijat na politiku i religioznye ubezhdenija patriarkhalnogo obschestva. Osoboe vnimanie udeljaetsja vypavshim iz polja zrenija istorikov semi godam, kotorye Anna provela vo Frantsii, a takzhe tomu, kak ona organizovala svoj dvor po novym pravilam, chto v konechnom schete stalo odnoj iz prichin ee padenija. V svoej knige, kotoraja sluzhit obraztsom glubochajshego istoricheskogo analiza, Gaj i Foks predlagajut originalnuju traktovku odnogo iz samykh znachimykh brakov v istorii i sozdajut zakhvatyvajuschuju kartinu perepletenija ljubvi i strasti, vlasti i politiki."V protsesse raboty nad knigoj my obraschalis k arkhivam: rasshifrovyvali napisannye ot ruki pisma glavnykh dejstvujuschikh lits, doklady sovetnikov i poslov, otchety, skrupulezno sostavlennye nezametnoj armiej sekretarej i klerkov. My staralis sdelat vse vozmozhnoe, chtoby Genrikh i Anna zagovorili sami, nam bylo vazhno ponjat, chto i pochemu oni delali, a takzhe vossozdat ikh mir i porazmyshljat nad tem, pochemu ikh sovremenniki tak po-raznomu rasskazyvajut ob odnikh i tekh zhe sobytijakh". (Dzhon Gaj, Dzhulija Foks)

A TLS, TIMES, PROSPECT AND WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEARA groundbreaking examination of how the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn sent shockwaves across a continent and changed England forever.'In many places, where once we had speculation, we now have certainty. This book is at once an education and a joy to read' LITERARY REVIEW'Combines meticulously researched history and contemporary voices with narrative flair' SUNDAY TIMES'Anne Boleyn comes alive in this impressive study . . . Moves and informs' THE TIMES'The most cogent narrative reading of the evidence to date' SPECTATORThe story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn is one of the most remarkable in history: a long courtship followed by a shotgun wedding and then a coronation, ending just short of three years later when a husband’s passion turned to such hatred that he simply wanted his wife gone. In Hunting the Falcon, John Guy and Julia Fox examine the most recent archival discoveries and peel back layers of historical myth to present Anne and Henry in startlingly new ways. They show how Anne and Henry's relationship was tied almost completely to the major events of international politics at one of the great turning points of European history, and dispel any assumptions that a sixteenth-century woman, even a queen, could exert little influence on the politics and beliefs of a patriarchal society. Anne was in fact a shrewd and ruthless politician in her own right, a woman who steered Henry and his policies - and whom Henry seriously contemplated making joint sovereign. Hunting the Falcon sets the facts and some completely new finds into a wide frame, unearthing the truth about these two extraordinary lives and their tumultuous times. It pays particular attention to the seven 'missing' years that Anne spent in France, and explores how she organised her side of the royal court in novel ways that ultimately sowed the seeds of her own downfall. In this feat of historical research and analysis, Guy and Fox offer a sumptuous retelling of one of the most consequential marriages in history and an exhilarating portrait of love, lust, politics and power.'Better than Wolf Hall because it's all true' ANDREW ROBERTS'A sumptuous drama of lust, intrigue and betrayal, underpinned by the harsh reality of politics' AMANDA FOREMAN

Spetsialist po istorii Tjudorov s mirovym imenem, avtor tselogo rjada nauchno-populjarnykh bestsellerov Dzhon Gaj pereosmysljaet pozdnij period biografii odnoj iz naibolee izvestnykh pravitelnits Anglii, Elizavety I. Pokazyvaja korolevu na pike ee moguschestva, Dzhon Gaj obraschaetsja k godam, kotorye nedostatochno polno osveschali drugie istoriki, i razvenchivaet mnozhestvo mifov, slozhivshikhsja vokrug ee imeni. Elizaveta I byla koronovana v 25 let, odnako lish v 50 obrela realnuju vlast. Ej bolshe ne nuzhny byli sovetniki, dolgoe vremja ubezhdavshie vyjti zamuzh i vosstanovit porjadok prestolonasledija. Elizaveta byla polna reshimosti ne tolko vozglavit gosudarstvo, no i polnotsenno pravit. Dzhon Gaj znakomit nas s ambitsioznoj korolevoj, raskryvaja ee mnogogrannyj kharakter: moguschestvo i ujazvimost, svoenravie i neuverennost. Vojna Anglii protiv Frantsii i Ispanii, vosstanie v Irlandii, ekonomicheskij krizis i politicheskij zagovor s tselju vozvesti na prestol Mariju Stjuart - vot lish nekotorye iz problem, s kotorymi stolknulas Elizaveta v eti gody (1583-1603). Pri etom u korolevy, kak podcherkivaet avtor, bylo svoe oruzhie - jazyk. S momenta sozyva svoego pervogo parlamenta ona otvodila ot sebja vse upreki, pribegaja k ritoricheskoj ulovke: "Za menja moj narod". Dzhon Gaj prodelal udivitelnuju rabotu s arkhivami, v tom chisle s pismami, chernovikami i dnevnikami korolevy, otrazhajuschimi ee vnutrennij mir, v rezultate chego my slyshim istinnyj "golos" Elizavety. Novatorskoe issledovanie Elizavetinskoj epokhi, napisannoe vdokhnovennym i zhivym jazykom, budet interesno shirokomu krugu chitatelej.

V knige, vpervye izdannoj v Velikobritanii v 1988 godu i s tekh por razoshedshejsja tirazhom bolee chetverti milliona ekzempljarov i stavshej nastojaschej klassikoj, predstavlena Anglija epokhi Tjudorov. Izlozhenie okhvatyvaet period ot poslednego etapa Vojny Aloj i Beloj rozy (1455-1485) i prikhoda k vlasti Genrikha VII, osnovatelja dinastii, do smerti Elizavety I v 1603 godu. Glubokij analiz opisyvaemykh sobytij v politicheskom, sotsialnom i religiozno-kulturnom aspektakh pozvolil ne tolko prosledit za reformirovaniem gosudarstvennoj vlasti i tserkvi pri Genrikhe VII, Genrikhe VIII, Eduarde VI, Marii I i Elizavete I, no i raskryt kharaktery monarkhov i drugikh politicheskikh dejatelej toj epokhi. Avtoritetnoe i tschatelno prorabotannoe issledovanie ekonomiki, ustrojstva obschestva i politicheskoj kultury Tjudorovskoj epokhi dopolneno tsvetnymi illjustratsijami. "Ja stremilsja napisat o periode anglijskoj istorii s 1460 goda do konchiny Elizavety I dostupno dlja vsekh, a takzhe naibolee polno i na sovremennom urovne obobschit ogromnoe kolichestvo rabot po istorii epokhi Tjudorov... Ja tverdo ubezhden, chto dlja togo, chtoby dolzhnym obrazom osoznat znachenie periodov Genrikha VIII i Elizavety, epokhu Tjudorov i instituty togo vremeni neobkhodimo rassmatrivat v sovokupnosti". (Dzhon Gaj)

"A fierce, scholarly tour-de-force. . . . Hunting the Falcon brilliantly shows how time, circumstance and politics combined to accelerate Anne's triumph and tragedy." --Tina Brown, New York Times Book Review"A sumptuous drama of lust, intrigue, and betrayal, underpinned by the harsh reality of politics."--Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana: Duchess of DevonshireA groundbreaking, freshly-researched examination of one of the most dramatic and consequential marriages in history: Henry VIII's long courtship, short union, and brutal execution of Anne Boleyn.Hunting the Falcon is the story of how Henry VIII's obsessive desire for Anne Boleyn changed him and his country forever. John Guy and Julia Fox, two of the most acclaimed and distinguished historians of this period, have joined forces to present Anne and Henry in startlingly new ways. By closely examining the most recent archival discoveries, and peeling back layers of historical myth and misinterpretation and distortion, Guy and Fox are able to set Anne and Henry's tragic relationship against the major international events of the time, and integrate and reinterpret sources hidden in plain sight or simply misunderstood. Among other things, they dispel lingering and latently misogynistic assumptions about Anne which anachronistically presumed that a sixteenth-century woman, even a queen, could exert little to no influence on the politics and beliefs of a patriarchal society. They reveal how, in fact, Anne was a shrewd, if ruthless, politician in her own right, a woman who steered Henry and his policies, often against the advice he received from his male advisers--and whom Henry seriously contemplated making joint sovereign. Hunting the Falcon sets the facts-and some completely new finds-into a far wider frame, providing an appreciation of this misunderstood and underestimated woman. It explores how Anne organized her "side" of the royal court on novel and (in male eyes) subversive lines compared to her queenly predecessors, adopting instead French protocol by which the sexes mingled freely in her private chambers. Men could share in the women's often sexually charged courtly "pastimes" and had liberal access to Anne, and she to them--encounters from which she gained much of her political intelligence and extended her authority, and which also sowed the seeds of her own downfall. An exhilarating feat of historical research and analysis, Hunting the Falcon is also a thrilling and tragic story of a marriage that has proved of enduring fascination over the centuries. But in the hands of John Guy and Julia Fox, even the most knowledgeable reader will encounter this story as if for the first time.

With new photography of extraordinarily rare works of art, this pioneering study features discoveries and research essential to understanding the origins and meaning of Buddhist artistic traditions “Both the show and the book are extraordinary achievements. . . . They will astonish even those who think they are familiar with the art of Buddhism.”—William Dalrymple, New York Review of Books Named for two primary motifs in Buddhist art, the sacred bodhi tree and the protective snake, Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India is the first publication to foreground devotional works produced in the Deccan from 200 BCE to 400 CE. Unlike traditional narratives, which focus on northern India (where the Buddha was born, taught, and died), this groundbreaking book presents Buddhist art from monastic sites in the south. Long neglected, this is among the earliest corpus of Buddhist art surviving, and among the most sublimely beautiful. An international team of researchers contributes new scholarship on the sculptural and devotional art associated with Buddhism, and masterpieces from recently excavated Buddhist sites are published here for the first time—including Kanaganahalli and Phanigiri, the most important new discoveries in a generation. With its exploration of Buddhism’s emergence in southern India, as well as of India’s deep commercial and cultural engagement with the Hellenized and Roman worlds, the definitive study expands our understanding of the origins of Buddhist art itself. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (July 21–November 13, 2023) National Museum of Korea, Seoul (December 22, 2023–April 14, 2024)

Thomas Gresham was arguably the first true wizard of global finance. He rose through the mercantile worlds of London and Antwerp to become the hidden power behind three out of the five Tudor monarchs. Today his name is remembered in economic doctrines, in the institutions he founded and in the City of London's position at the economic centre of the earth. Without Gresham, England truly might have become a vassal state. His manoeuvring released Elizabeth from a crushing burden of debt and allowed for vital military preparations during the wars of religion that set Europe ablaze. Yet his deepest loyalties have remained enigmatic, until now. Drawing on vast new research and several startling discoveries, the great Tudor historian John Guy recreates Gresham's life and singular personality with astonishing intimacy. He reveals a calculating survivor, flexible enough to do business with merchants and potentates no matter their religious or ideological convictions. Yet his personal relationships were disturbingly transactional. He was a figure of cold unsentimentality even to members of his own family. Elizabeth I found herself at odds with Gresham's ambitions. In their collisions and wary accommodations, we see our own conflicts between national sovereignty and global capital foreshadowed. A story of adventure and jeopardy, greed and cunning, loyalties divided, mistaken or betrayed, this is a biography fit for a merchant prince.

Zhizn Marii Stjuart byla ispolnena bespretsedentnogo dramatizma i protivorechij. Stav korolevoj Shotlandii v vozraste devjati mesjatsev, a korolevoj Frantsii - v shestnadtsat let, ona vzoshla na prestol, kotoryj prinadlezhal ej po pravu rozhdenija, v vosemnadtsat. Kak glava odnoj iz samykh nespokojnykh stran Evropy, razdiraemoj religioznym konfliktom i borboj za vlast, Marija vela za soboj armii k pobede i k porazheniju; ona perezhila ubijstvo vtorogo muzha i vyshla zamuzh za togo, kogo nazyvali ego ubijtsej. V dvadtsat pjat let ona okazalas v plenu u drugoj korolevy - Elizavety Tjudor, podpisavshej Marii posle devjatnadtsatiletnego zatochenija smertnyj prigovor. Proslavlennyj istorik i biograf Dzhon Gaj izuchaet labirinty zagovorov, kotorye pleli shotlandskie lordy, stremjas zakhvatit vlast, i usilija, kotorye prikladyvali ministry Elizavety, chtoby iskljuchit Mariju iz chisla zakonnykh naslednikov anglijskogo prestola. On predlagaet absoljutno novye interpretatsii izvestnoj istorii, na protjazhenii mnogikh vekov vdokhnovljavshej pisatelej, poetov, kompozitorov, khudozhnikov i rezhisserov. Kniga legla v osnovu snjatogo v 2018 godu v Velikobritanii filma s Sirshej Ronan v roli Marii i Margo Robbi v roli Elizavety. "Ja reshil napisat novuju biografiju Marii. Mne khotelos dobratsja do samoj suti: uvidet zhenschinu, vybor kotoroj byl ponjatnym, a reshenija logichnymi, a ne sobranie stereotipov ili udobnykh i plokho soglasujuschikhsja drug s drugom mifov. Ja khotel rasskazat istoriju Marii Stjuart, po vozmozhnosti predostaviv slovo ej samoj, i odnovremenno pokazat, pochemu svidetelstva drugikh ljudej o tekh zhe sobytijakh razitelno otlichajutsja ot ee tochki zrenija". (Dzhon Gaj)

Now a major film, this is a dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians of this period.

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie. A biography "as enthralling as a detective story," of the woman who reigned over sixteenth-century Scotland (New York Times Book Review).In Mary Queen of Scots, John Guy creates an intimate and absorbing portrait of one of history's most famous women, depicting her world and her place in the sweep of history with stunning immediacy. Bringing together all surviving documents and uncovering a trove of new sources for the first time, Guy dispels the popular image of Mary Stuart as a romantic leading lady--achieving her ends through feminine wiles--and establishes her as the intellectual and political equal of Elizabeth I. Through Guy's pioneering research and superbly readable prose, we come to see Mary as a skillful diplomat, maneuvering ingeniously among a dizzying array of factions that sought to control or dethrone her. It is an enthralling, myth-shattering look at a complex woman and ruler and her time. "The definitive biography . . . gripping . . . a pure pleasure to read."--Washington Post Book World First published in 2004 as Queen of Scots

The career of Y. G. Srimati - classical singer, musician, dancer and painter - represents a continuum in which each of these skills and experiences merged, influencing and pollinating each other. Born in Mysore in 1926, Srimati was part of the generation much influenced by the rediscovery of a classical Sanskrit legacy devoted to the visual arts. Soon swept up in the nationalist movement for an independent India, she was deeply moved by the time she spent with Gandhi. For the young Srimati, the explicit referencing of the past and of religious subjects came together in an unparalleled way, driven by the explosive atmosphere of an India in the final push to independence. This experience gave form and meaning to her art, and largely defined her style. As John Guy demonstrates in this sumptuous volume, as a painter of the mid- and later 20th century, Y. G. Srimati embodied a traditionalist position, steadfast in her vision of an Indian style, one which resonated with those who knew India best.

In this innovative book, John Guy examines Indian religious sculpture in its temple setting, exploring its origins and cosmological meaning, its function within the architectural schema and its dynamic role in facilitating worship by devotees. Illustrated with the Victoria and Albert Museum's unrivalled collection of South Asian sculpture, it examines Indian temple sculpture as an instrument of worship, conveying powerful religious experiences, both emotive and aesthetic. It traces the early origins of sculptural imagery in India, the emergence of the pantheon of deities associated with the growth of temple building, and with the codification of image-making. The central role of the temple setting is presented through archival and contemporary photographs underscoring the role of ritual practice and the vitality of the temple festivals still enacted today. This book also provides a fascinating introduction to the principal iconographic forms in the three traditional religions of the Indian subcontinent, Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, with the principal deities presented through their myths and manifestations.

India has been at the heart of the global trade in textiles since ancient times, and cotton has been at the heart of the Subcontinent's economy for millennia. Indian dyed and painted cottons were admired in and traded to the Far East and the Mediterranean world for many generations before European interest in chintz created a new market. The trade in Indian cloth flourished due to the ability of its craftsmen to create a multitude of detailed and expressive patterns with strong and fast colours. Such textiles gained high esteem among the elite at home and abroad, ultimately acquiring heirloom status. Karun Thakar has been collecting textile art for more than 30 years, and has one of the world's leading private collections from the Indian Subcontinent, with costume and fabrics from the 14th century through to the early 20th. Aspects of the Thakar Collection have been exhibited in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Indian dyed and painted cotton cloths in the Thakar Collection are perhaps the best in private hands. Many have never previously been published.Dating from the 15th century onwards, the collection illustrates the trade in textiles across the Indian Ocean with the Malay-Indonesian world, with Sri Lanka, Armenia and Europe, as well as within the Indian domestic market.