Preface . . 1
Author's Note . . 9
Introduction . . 11

Part I: The Libraries of King Henry VIII
1 The Physical Setting: Storage of the Travelling Library and Palace Collections . . 21
2 Inherited Books . . 36
3 New Year's Gifts, Other Presentations and Purchases . . 53
4 Sequestrations . . 80
5 Henry's Reading Habits . . 100

Part II: Henry's Wives
6 Catherine of Aragon . . 109
7 Anne Boleyn . . 124
8 Catherine Howard . . 134
9 Catherine Parr . . 138

Part III: Subsequent Events
10 The Fate of the Collection . . 144

Conclusion . . 152
Further Reading . . 154
Index . . 159