When did J. S. Brewer open the first volume of Letters and Papers of the Reign of Henry VIII?
J. S. Brewer opened the first volume of Letters and Papers in 1862 with documents spanning from 1509 to 1514.
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J. S. Brewer opened the first volume of Letters and Papers in 1862 with documents spanning from 1509 to 1514.
A second edition of Volume 1 appeared in 1920 consisting of two text volumes plus an index to replace the earlier defective version.
The series exists physically as thirty-seven distinct volumes despite being designated as only twenty-one nominal books.
Kraus Reprint Co. issued a full reprint of the entire series in 1965 to preserve these complex physical structures.
British History Online now hosts the complete text of Letters and Papers making it freely available to modern researchers.